Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC Makes New $220,000 Investment in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC bought a new stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,964 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $220,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new position in PayPal during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc lifted its stake in PayPal by 100.4% in the second quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 87,524 shares during the last quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 726.0% during the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares during the period. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd grew its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American National Bank & Trust grew its position in shares of PayPal by 52.5% during the second quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 610 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on PYPL. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. HSBC increased their price objective on PayPal from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on PayPal from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Compass Point reissued a “sell” rating and issued a $66.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $82.94.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL opened at $66.25 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $68.69 and its 200-day moving average is $70.43. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.28, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.45.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The business’s quarterly 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In other PayPal news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the business’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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total transaction of $264,706.86. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,171,731.33. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 26,874 shares of company stock valued at $1,856,968 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

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.