PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL – Get Free Report) traded down 1.3% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $44.56 and last traded at $44.87. 10,232,934 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 56% from the average session volume of 23,404,279 shares. The stock had previously closed at $45.48.
PayPal News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Illinois American Water (and other merchants) continue to accept PayPal/Venmo/Apple Pay/Google Pay as payment options — a reminder of continued merchant/consumer acceptance that supports payment volume. Illinois American Water Offers Convenient Ways for Customers to Pay Their Bills
- Neutral Sentiment: Broader fintech headlines (e.g., SoFi coverage) and unrelated crypto/DEX deals are in the market background but don’t materially change PayPal’s fundamentals today. Should You Buy SoFi Technologies Stock After a YTD Decline of 38%?
- Neutral Sentiment: Crypto/DEX deal headlines (WLFI / Aster DEX) are sector noise and not directly tied to PayPal’s core payments business. Trump’s WLFI Lands Exclusive Deal: USD1 on Aster DEX
- Negative Sentiment: PayPal disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized transactions on some customer accounts; the company is issuing refunds. That creates direct refund/chargeback costs, potential fraud remediation expenses, and elevated reputational risk that could pressure user activity and revenue if trust is impaired. Monitor updates on scope, remediation costs and any regulatory follow-up. PayPal Cybersecurity Incident Tests Platform Resilience And Investor Valuation Case
- Negative Sentiment: A wave of securities-class-action filings and law-firm notices target PayPal (multiple firms: Pomerantz, Glancy, Rosen, Bernstein Liebhard, Faruqi, Schall, Gross, etc.), alleging misstatements about growth/revenue for windows spanning 2024–2026; April 20, 2026 is a recurring lead-plaintiff deadline in many notices. Litigation risk raises potential legal expense, management distraction and uncertainty that investors typically view negatively. INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Investors … Class Action Lawsuit – PYPL
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research firms have recently commented on PYPL. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on PayPal from $58.00 to $39.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Bank of America began coverage on PayPal in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $48.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup reduced their price objective on PayPal from $60.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $42.00 price objective (down from $100.00) on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Mizuho set a $60.00 price objective on PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Hold rating and six have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $58.11.
PayPal Price Performance
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 $41.31 billion, a PE ratio of 8.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.40. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $44.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.04.
PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The credit services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.06). PayPal had a return on equity of 25.42% and a net margin of 15.77%.The business had revenue of $8.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.82 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.19 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.
PayPal Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th were paid a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 4th. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio is presently 10.35%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other PayPal news, EVP Frank Keller sold 29,581 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.02, for a total value of $1,361,317.62. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 51,567 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,373,113.34. This represents a 36.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 13,515 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.02, for a total value of $621,960.30. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 30,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,425,837.66. The trade was a 30.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 87,608 shares of company stock worth $3,831,535. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On PayPal
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bard Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in PayPal in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in shares of PayPal during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 15,233.3% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 460 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 457 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.
PayPal Company 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.
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