Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc Has $2.07 Million Position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc lowered its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 2.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 27,858 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 577 shares during the quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc’s holdings in PayPal were worth $2,070,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of PayPal in the first quarter valued at approximately $529,264,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 44.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,559,376 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $558,499,000 after buying an additional 2,638,815 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 124.1% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,497,415 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $228,206,000 after buying an additional 1,936,520 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 19.1% in the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,238,218 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $733,294,000 after buying an additional 1,798,330 shares during the period. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of PayPal in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $140,164,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of PayPal stock opened at $67.11 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.12 billion, a PE ratio of 14.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $70.62 and its 200 day moving average is $69.40. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.19 EPS. PayPal has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.180-1.220 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.150-5.300 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total value of $492,523.70. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total transaction of $288,801.18. Following the transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at $3,364,235.37. The trade was a 7.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607 in the last ninety days. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PYPL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley restated a “positive” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $85.00.

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.