PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Shares Sold by Stonegate Investment Group LLC

Stonegate Investment Group LLC decreased its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 97.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 12,647 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 470,093 shares during the period. Stonegate Investment Group LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $848,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc raised its position in shares of PayPal by 100.4% during the 2nd quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 87,524 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in PayPal by 285.3% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 524 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 388 shares in the last quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in PayPal in the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Dagco Inc. increased its stake in PayPal by 1,250.0% during the 3rd quarter. Dagco Inc. now owns 540 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. 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/NCA survey shows rising merchant adoption of crypto — nearly 40% of U.S. merchants now accept crypto at checkout and many expect adoption to grow; this supports PayPal’s payments roadmap and potential volume/fee growth over time. Nearly 40% of US merchants accept crypto at checkout: PayPal
• Positive Sentiment: PayPal to acquire Cymbio — acquisition aimed at expanding agentic/merchant commerce capabilities which could accelerate merchant integrations and revenue diversification if execution is successful. PayPal to Acquire Cymbio
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst Q4 preview: JPMorgan expects a revenue beat and in‑line EPS — if revenue outperformance shows improving top‑line momentum it could offset some of the negative analyst chatter. PayPal Q4 Preview: Analyst Expects Revenue Beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald starts coverage with a neutral rating — adds institutional attention but not a catalyst to push the stock strongly either way. Cantor Fitzgerald initiates coverage of PayPal with neutral recommendation
• Neutral Sentiment: HSBC trims price target from $93 to $72 but keeps a Buy — a smaller tailwind than before (PT cut is negative), yet maintaining Buy reduces the severity of the hit. HSBC adjusts price target on PayPal to $72
• Neutral Sentiment: Crypto market shift analysis: stablecoins and app-layer services are re-shaping flows — structural crypto changes could be mixed for PayPal depending on how it monetizes on‑chain vs. off‑chain payments. Crypto Shifts Focus as Stablecoins and Apps Dominate Market Flow
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail/sector bullish pieces predict a rebound to prior highs — these are sentiment drivers but speculative and not guaranteed. Prediction: PayPal beats earnings and will hit $90
• Negative Sentiment: Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded PYPL to Sell and cut its price target ahead of Q4 — this is the most direct near‑term negative catalyst pressuring the stock. PayPal hit with sell rating and price target cut
• Negative Sentiment: Seeking Alpha warns of a brutal competitive landscape and unresolved changes — raises medium‑to‑long‑term execution risks for growth and margin expansion. PayPal: A Brutal Competitive Landscape
• Negative Sentiment: Market note: Zacks highlighted a recent session where PYPL underperformed despite market gains — evidence of short‑term selling pressure ahead of earnings. PayPal stock drops despite market gains

PayPal Price Performance

PYPL stock opened at $55.51 on Wednesday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $55.01 and a 52-week high of $90.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The stock has a market cap of $51.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.42. The business has a fifty day moving average of $59.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $65.82.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.20 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PYPL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Redburn Partners set a $50.00 price target on PayPal in a research note on Wednesday. Truist Financial set a $58.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price target on shares of PayPal from $71.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a $70.00 price target (down from $85.00) on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of PayPal from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, PayPal currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $73.72.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In related news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 12,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.87, for a total transaction of $860,875.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,133,799.21. The trade was a 28.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total value of $264,706.86. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,171,731.33. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

About PayPal

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.