Sen. Angus S. King Jr. Sells Off Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL)

Senator Angus S. King Jr. (Independent-Maine) recently sold shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL). In a filing disclosed on March 24th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in PayPal stock on February 13th.

Senator Angus S. King Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) on 2/13/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) on 2/13/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Blackstone (NYSE:BX) on 2/13/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) on 2/13/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 2/13/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ON (NYSE:ONON) on 2/13/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) on 2/13/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) on 2/13/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) on 12/29/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) on 12/29/2025.

PayPal Stock Performance

PayPal stock opened at $44.85 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.29 billion, a PE ratio of 8.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.43. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $38.46 and a one year high of $79.50. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $46.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.29.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The credit services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $8.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.82 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 15.77% and a return on equity of 25.42%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.19 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 4th were issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 4th. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10.35%.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In other PayPal news, EVP Frank Keller sold 29,581 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.02, for a total transaction of $1,361,317.62. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 51,567 shares in the company, valued at $2,373,113.34. The trade was a 36.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 13,515 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.02, for a total transaction of $621,960.30. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares in the company, valued at $1,425,837.66. This trade represents a 30.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 87,608 shares of company stock valued at $3,831,535. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

PayPal News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PayPal is expanding its U.S. dollar stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), to users in more than 70 countries to enable faster, lower‑cost cross‑border transfers for consumers and businesses — a strategic push into crypto payments that could help revenue diversification and product stickiness. PayPal Expands PYUSD Globally As Board Shift Frames Valuation Question
• Positive Sentiment: PayPal added Alyssa Henry (former head of Square’s seller business and ex‑AWS exec) to its board — brings payments/product execution experience that investors view as constructive for strategy execution. Alyssa Henry to Join PayPal’s Board of Directors; Gail J. McGovern to Retire from Board
• Neutral Sentiment: Direxion launched a 2x single‑stock bull ETF tied to PYPL — could boost trading volume and intraday volatility but doesn’t change PayPal’s fundamentals. Single Stocks Are Driving the Tape – Direxion Launches Four 2X Bull ETFs
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities‑class action lawsuits and law‑firm alerts have been filed/issued following a surprise CEO ouster and the withdrawal of long‑term financial targets — the litigation risk (and related leadership/governance concerns) is a major near‑term overhang and likely part of the recent market cap decline. PYPL ALERT: Hagens Berman Alerts PayPal (PYPL) Investors to Securities Class Action
• Negative Sentiment: Several plaintiff firms (Rosen, Levi & Korsinsky, Pomerantz, Frank R. Cruz, Glancy, Faruqi, Bernstein Liebhard, et al.) are soliciting lead‑plaintiff motions and reminding investors of April 20 deadlines — this cluster of suits raises potential settlement/legal costs and ongoing headline risk. ROSEN, A LEADING LAW FIRM, Encourages PayPal Holdings, Inc. Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action – PYPL
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst and media coverage is increasingly cautious — pieces urging investors to wait for clearer signs of execution or management stability highlight elevated downside risk until strategy and targets are restored. Don’t Buy PayPal’s Stock Until These 3 Things Happen

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank bought a new stake in PayPal in the fourth quarter valued at about $949,758,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of PayPal by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 90,376,927 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $5,276,205,000 after acquiring an additional 5,534,462 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of PayPal by 143.4% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,089,586 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $297,130,000 after acquiring an additional 2,998,286 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 35.9% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,177,536 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $548,520,000 after acquiring an additional 2,160,227 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1,066.0% in the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,106,215 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $156,532,000 after acquiring an additional 1,925,583 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PYPL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 5th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on PayPal from $50.00 to $34.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Zacks Research lowered PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on PayPal from $76.00 to $74.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded PayPal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 18th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Hold rating and six have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $59.03.

About Senator King

Angus King (independent) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Maine. He assumed office on January 3, 2013. His current term ends on January 3, 2031.

King (independent) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Maine. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

PayPal Company Profile

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a global digital payments platform that enables consumers and merchants to send and receive payments online, on mobile devices and at the point of sale. The company provides a broad set of payment solutions, including a digital wallet, merchant payment processing, checkout services, invoicing and fraud-management tools. PayPal’s platform is designed to support e-commerce, in-person retail and person-to-person transfers, targeting both individual consumers and businesses of varying sizes.

Key products and services in PayPal’s portfolio include the PayPal wallet and checkout ecosystem, the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile app, Braintree’s developer-focused payment gateway, Xoom for international money transfers, and PayPal Credit and buy-now-pay-later options.