New Age Alpha Advisors LLC Has $5.69 Million Stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

New Age Alpha Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 12.6% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 84,915 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 12,220 shares during the period. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $5,694,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PYPL. Holderness Investments Co. bought a new stake in shares of PayPal during the third quarter worth $306,000. APG Asset Management N.V. increased its position in shares of PayPal by 1.5% during the third quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 670,208 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $44,944,000 after buying an additional 9,678 shares during the period. Aprio Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in PayPal by 8.0% during the 3rd quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,690 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $247,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares during the period. United Bank grew its stake in PayPal by 23.9% during the third quarter. United Bank now owns 21,538 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,444,000 after purchasing an additional 4,150 shares during the period. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of PayPal by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 537,832 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $36,067,000 after acquiring an additional 3,216 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,213 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.49, for a total value of $49,114.37. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,357.96. This trade represents a 75.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 37,613 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.49, for a total value of $1,560,563.37. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares in the company, valued at $1,285,484.67. This trade represents a 54.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 42,304 shares of company stock valued at $1,749,493. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Mizuho set a $60.00 target price on PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $44.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on PayPal from $91.00 to $59.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Evercore dropped their price objective on PayPal from $65.00 to $40.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on PayPal from $70.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty have given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $60.21.

PayPal News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bloomberg/Yahoo reported that Stripe has expressed interest in all or parts of PayPal, reviving takeover speculation and short‑term buying interest from traders hoping for a strategic bid. PayPal Surges on Stripe Acquisition Interest
• Positive Sentiment: PayPal, MoonPay and M0 announced PYUSDx, a developer‑facing platform to issue app‑specific stablecoins backed by PayPal USD — a product extension that could broaden crypto rails and new revenue channels if adoption follows. PayPal, MoonPay and M0 launch PYUSDx
• Neutral Sentiment: Follow‑up reporting (Semafor/TechCrunch) says PayPal may not be actively pursuing a sale and that no formal talks are underway — this tempers deal hopes and makes the takeover angle speculative until confirmed. PayPal might not be looking to sell itself, report
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting plaintiffs in securities class actions against PayPal (lead‑plaintiff deadlines around Apr. 20), creating litigation over disclosures that can pressure the stock and increase potential settlement risk. PYPL Shareholder Action Reminder — Faruqi & Faruqi
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and independent writeups point to slowing growth, rising credit losses, weaker free cash flow and guidance that disappointed investors — narratives that undercut a sustainable multiple expansion. PayPal: A Textbook Value Trap (Seeking Alpha)
• Negative Sentiment: Sell ratings and critical notes (e.g., Morgan Stanley / TipRanks coverage) highlight competitive pressure (Braintree economics, Venmo monetization) and an unattractive risk/reward that can keep selling pressure under any rally. Sell Rating on PayPal — TipRanks

PayPal Price Performance

PYPL opened at $46.21 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.54, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.43. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $51.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $61.38. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $38.46 and a 12-month high of $79.50.

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

PayPal Announces Dividend

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

PayPal 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.