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PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL – Free Report) – Research analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for PayPal in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now anticipates that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $1.19 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.23. The consensus estimate for PayPal’s current full-year earnings is $4.58 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for PayPal’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.13 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.68 EPS.
PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $8.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.27 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.44% and a net margin of 14.08%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.48 EPS.
Several other analysts have also weighed in on the company. Mizuho upped their price objective on PayPal from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of PayPal from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of PayPal from $73.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of PayPal from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $75.00 to $80.00 in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, StockNews.com raised PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $89.29.
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PayPal Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $79.20 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $79.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.90, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 1.25. PayPal has a 12 month low of $55.77 and a 12 month high of $93.66. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $88.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.39.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Mizuho Securities USA LLC lifted its position in PayPal by 12,919.4% during the 3rd quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 10,500,000 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $819,315,000 after acquiring an additional 10,419,351 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in PayPal by 86.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 16,762,080 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,307,945,000 after buying an additional 7,767,072 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the third quarter worth approximately $387,435,000. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 174.1% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 4,233,341 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $361,316,000 after acquiring an additional 2,689,162 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 9,864.9% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,119,262 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $87,336,000 after acquiring an additional 1,108,030 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.
PayPal Company Profile
PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a technology platform that enables digital payments on behalf of merchants and consumers worldwide. It operates a two-sided network at scale that connects merchants and consumers that enables its customers to connect, transact, and send and receive payments through online and in person, as well as transfer and withdraw funds using various funding sources, such as bank accounts, PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products comprising its installment products, credit and debit cards, and cryptocurrencies, as well as other stored value products, including gift cards and eligible rewards.
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