Jefferies Financial Group Has Lowered Expectations for PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Stock Price

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) had its price target decreased by equities researchers at Jefferies Financial Group from $75.00 to $60.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “hold” rating on the credit services provider’s stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price target points to a potential downside of 0.29% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. HSBC lifted their price target on PayPal from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of PayPal to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. BNP Paribas Exane increased their target price on PayPal from $69.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Argus lifted their price target on PayPal from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price objective on PayPal from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, PayPal currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $82.12.

PayPal Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of PYPL opened at $60.17 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $56.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.34. The business has a 50-day moving average of $67.74 and a 200 day moving average of $70.17. PayPal has a fifty-two week low of $55.85 and a fifty-two week high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.The business had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.20 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that PayPal will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PayPal news, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.29, for a total transaction of $615,303.78. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 35,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,366,486.71. The trade was a 20.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.84, for a total transaction of $249,054.08. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,854,022.72. This represents a 11.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in PayPal by 15.8% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,501,936 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $224,001,000 after buying an additional 476,763 shares in the last quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 2.8% in the second quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. now owns 154,991 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $11,519,000 after acquiring an additional 4,165 shares during the period. Kathmere Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of PayPal during the second quarter valued at approximately $325,000. Allianz SE raised its stake in PayPal by 281.8% during the 1st quarter. Allianz SE now owns 30,338 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,980,000 after buying an additional 22,392 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of PayPal in the first quarter worth $529,264,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

About PayPal

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.