Compass Point Cuts PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Price Target to $56.00

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) had its target price dropped by analysts at Compass Point from $66.00 to $56.00 in a research report issued on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “sell” rating on the credit services provider’s stock. Compass Point’s price objective would indicate a potential downside of 8.26% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on PYPL. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of PayPal from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Morgan Stanley reiterated a “negative” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Citigroup raised PayPal to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on PayPal from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, KGI Securities dropped their price target on PayPal from $85.00 to $80.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $80.92.

PayPal Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of PayPal stock traded down $0.08 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $61.04. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,763,887 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,417,410. PayPal has a 1-year low of $55.85 and a 1-year high of $93.25. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $66.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.40. 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 $57.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.43.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.The firm’s revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.20 earnings per share. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that PayPal will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other PayPal news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total value of $264,706.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,171,731.33. The trade was a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total transaction of $94,984.62. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal in the second quarter valued at $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc boosted its holdings in PayPal by 100.4% during the 2nd quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 87,524 shares during the period. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in PayPal in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in PayPal in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About PayPal

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.