PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Given New $65.00 Price Target at TD Cowen

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) had its price objective decreased by research analysts at TD Cowen from $80.00 to $65.00 in a research note issued on Monday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has a “hold” rating on the credit services provider’s stock. TD Cowen’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 14.56% from the company’s previous close.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on PYPL. Wall Street Zen raised shares of PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. KeyCorp reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on PayPal from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. UBS Group decreased their target price on PayPal from $80.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on PayPal from $74.00 to $67.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, PayPal has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $76.36.

PayPal Price Performance

PYPL traded down $0.92 during trading on Monday, reaching $56.74. 16,368,111 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,697,429. PayPal has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.25. The company’s 50-day moving average is $60.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $67.07. 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 company has a market cap of $53.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.42.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.The firm had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.21 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.20 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. Research analysts forecast that PayPal will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total transaction of $94,984.62. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of PayPal 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 35,699 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,366,486.71. This represents a 20.64% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,432,524. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in PayPal during the 2nd quarter valued at $921,570,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of PayPal by 35.9% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,177,536 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $548,520,000 after acquiring an additional 2,160,227 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1,066.0% during the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,106,215 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $156,532,000 after purchasing an additional 1,925,583 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal during the third quarter worth about $97,794,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 45.0% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,569,023 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $265,250,000 after purchasing an additional 1,107,202 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.