iA Global Asset Management Inc. Purchases 11,890 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

iA Global Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 6.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 207,177 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,890 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in PayPal were worth $13,893,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 9,157 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $614,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in PayPal by 1.5% in the second quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,233 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $761,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Dakota Community Bank & Trust NA grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 8.7% during the second quarter. Dakota Community Bank & Trust NA now owns 1,840 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $137,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning increased its stake in PayPal by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Falcon Wealth Planning now owns 6,295 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $468,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WCG Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in PayPal by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,285 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,062,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares during the period. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In other PayPal news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total value of $94,984.62. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.29, for a total value of $615,303.78. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 35,699 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,366,486.71. The trade was a 20.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,432,524. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on PYPL shares. Compass Point dropped their target price on PayPal from $56.00 to $55.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Dbs Bank cut their price target on PayPal from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 13th. KGI Securities cut their price target on shares of PayPal from $85.00 to $80.00 in a report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of PayPal from $80.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 24th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, PayPal has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $75.84.

PayPal Stock Performance

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $57.15 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The firm has a market cap of $53.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.42. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $59.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $66.32. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $55.01 and a 1-year high of $90.93.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.20 EPS. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th were issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. PayPal’s payout ratio is currently 11.22%.

Key Stories Impacting PayPal

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PayPal announced it will acquire Cymbio to accelerate agentic commerce and AI-driven merchant integrations — investors view the deal as a concrete step to monetize AI commerce and expand merchant services. PayPal Acquires Cymbio to Bolster Agentic Commerce Capabilities
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple outlets highlight the Cymbio tie-up as strategic for AI shopping and dropship/marketplace automation, reinforcing the narrative that PayPal is pivoting toward higher-growth, commerce-AI offerings. The Future Of AI Shopping: Why PayPal Is Acquiring Cymbio
• Neutral Sentiment: A trader-friendly macro headline — reporting that President Trump shelved a tariff threat — reduced trade-risk premium, providing a short-term tailwind for growth and fintech names including PayPal. PayPal (PYPL) Stock Jumps As Trump Shelves Tariff Threat
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces note PayPal’s large multi-quarter share decline and debate whether recent AI bets (including Cymbio) can spark a sustained turnaround — these analyses keep investors focused on execution rather than immediate upside. Can PayPal’s Latest AI Bet Spark a Stock Revival?
• Negative Sentiment: Morgan Stanley reiterated a Sell rating and $51 price target, arguing that PayPal’s AI and agentic-commerce moves may be insufficient to offset structural headwinds (competition, fee pressure and share-loss), which weighs on investor confidence. PayPal: AI and Agentic Commerce Efforts Insufficient to Offset Structural Headwinds, Justifying Sell Rating
• Negative Sentiment: Technical and sentiment-focused pieces warn PYPL lost a key support level and remains under pressure after a multimonth sell-off, raising the risk that today’s rally could be short-lived without clear signs of revenue/market-share stabilization. PayPal stock just lost a crucial support: is it a bargain or a value trap?

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.