Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 8,782 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Yousif Capital Management LLC decreased its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 121,012 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 8,782 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $8,115,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in PayPal during the second quarter worth $921,570,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in PayPal by 1,066.0% during the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,106,215 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $156,532,000 after acquiring an additional 1,925,583 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of PayPal by 45.0% in the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,569,023 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $265,250,000 after acquiring an additional 1,107,202 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its stake in shares of PayPal by 15.2% in the 2nd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 5,726,695 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $425,608,000 after purchasing an additional 756,058 shares during the period. Finally, Epoch Investment Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of PayPal during the 1st quarter valued at about $46,103,000. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.29, for a total value of $615,303.78. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 35,699 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,366,486.71. This trade represents a 20.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on PYPL shares. Truist Financial lifted their target price on PayPal from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Dbs Bank dropped their target price on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Baird R W lowered shares of PayPal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $66.00 price target (down from $83.00) on shares of PayPal in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $78.71.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $59.41 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $64.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $68.57. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $55.85 and a 12 month high of $93.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.59 billion, a PE ratio of 11.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.43.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its 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 net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The company had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.20 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. Analysts forecast 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 was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th were issued a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 19th. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.22%.

PayPal 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.