Quantbot Technologies LP Decreases Stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Quantbot Technologies LP cut its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 24.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 45,169 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 14,562 shares during the quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in PayPal were worth $3,357,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of PYPL. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new position in PayPal in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc lifted its position in PayPal by 100.4% during the second quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 87,524 shares in the last quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd lifted its position in PayPal by 41.2% during the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in PayPal during the second quarter worth $36,000. Finally, American National Bank & Trust grew its holdings in PayPal by 52.5% in the 2nd quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 610 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on PYPL shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of PayPal from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Citigroup raised shares of PayPal to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on PayPal from $75.00 to $60.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $81.67.

PayPal Stock Up 0.8%

PayPal stock opened at $61.73 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $57.76 billion, a PE ratio of 12.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.43. 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 fifty-two week low of $55.85 and a fifty-two week high of $93.66. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $66.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.58.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.20 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly 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 expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be given a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 19th. PayPal’s payout ratio is currently 11.22%.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total value of $94,984.62. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.29, for a total transaction of $615,303.78. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 35,699 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,366,486.71. The trade was a 20.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,432,524. 0.08% of the stock is owned by insiders.

PayPal Company 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.