PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Shares Bought by National Pension Service

National Pension Service raised its position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,804,629 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 188,762 shares during the period. National Pension Service’s holdings in PayPal were worth $208,440,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Westbourne Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in PayPal in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $216,000. STF Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. STF Management LP now owns 15,799 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,174,000 after buying an additional 380 shares during the period. Boston Partners acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $939,000. S&CO Inc. grew its holdings in PayPal by 21.9% during the second quarter. S&CO Inc. now owns 228,104 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $16,952,000 after acquiring an additional 40,985 shares during the period. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. acquired a new position in PayPal during the second quarter worth $1,452,000. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total value of $264,706.86. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,171,731.33. The trade was a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.29, for a total value of $615,303.78. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 35,699 shares in the company, valued at $2,366,486.71. This trade represents 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 90 days, insiders have sold 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,472,271. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $67.20 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $68.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $70.42. The stock has a market cap of $62.88 billion, a PE ratio of 13.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 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. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion for 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 was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.20 earnings per share. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on shares of PayPal from $69.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of PayPal from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 price target on PayPal in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “mixed” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, PayPal presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $82.94.

PayPal 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.