Patten & Patten Inc. TN Lowers Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Patten & Patten Inc. TN decreased its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 9.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 124,240 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 13,636 shares during the quarter. Patten & Patten Inc. TN’s holdings in PayPal were worth $8,332,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wedmont Private Capital increased its position 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 worth $614,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Dakota Community Bank & Trust NA boosted its stake in 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 buying an additional 147 shares during the period. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of PayPal by 1.1% during the second quarter. WCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,285 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,062,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its stake in shares of PayPal by 16.5% in the 3rd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 1,185 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $79,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares during the period. Finally, Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in shares of PayPal by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,897 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $290,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

More PayPal News

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PayPal agreed to acquire Cymbio to accelerate agentic commerce and multichannel AI-driven selling for merchants — a clear strategic move to deepen merchant-facing AI capabilities. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage and trade reaction note the Cymbio deal and related AI-commerce angle as a growth catalyst that could help monetize AI shopping integrations. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: PayPal is reported to have partnered with OpenAI and applied to become a bank — moves that, if approved and executed well, expand product reach (AI experiences and deposit/credit capability). Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor attention is elevated (Zacks highlights PYPL among most-searched stocks), which can amplify moves in either direction as news flow continues. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary pieces note PayPal’s stablecoin and broader strategy could allow survival without dominance in every area—useful context but not an immediate catalyst. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Morgan Stanley reiterated a Sell rating and $51 price target, arguing AI and agentic commerce efforts won’t fully offset structural headwinds — a direct bearish analyst signal. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Opinion/downgrade pieces question whether PayPal can recover its former growth trajectory, framing the stock as potentially a value trap despite low valuation metrics. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Technical and price-action stories note PYPL has lost key support levels and has declined sharply over the past year — fueling momentum selling and caution among investors. Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PYPL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Stephens set a $65.00 target price on PayPal in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $66.00 price objective (down from $83.00) on shares of PayPal in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Dbs Bank cut their price objective on PayPal from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Argus increased their target price on PayPal from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their target price on PayPal from $94.00 to $90.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $75.84.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were 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. The trade was a 11.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total transaction of $94,984.62. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,432,524 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Price Performance

PYPL stock opened at $56.62 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 capitalization of $52.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.35, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.42. The business’s 50-day moving average is $59.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $66.12. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $55.01 and a 1 year high of $90.93.

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

PayPal Dividend Announcement

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

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.