QRG Capital Management Inc. Reduces Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

QRG Capital Management Inc. lowered its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 13.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 166,877 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 25,191 shares during the quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in PayPal were worth $11,191,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in PayPal by 15.2% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,989 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $596,000 after purchasing an additional 924 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal during the 4th quarter worth about $248,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of PayPal by 41.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,470 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $332,000 after buying an additional 1,310 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital raised its position in shares of PayPal by 9.6% in the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 9,015 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $675,000 after buying an additional 790 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of PayPal by 41.6% in the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 164,944 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $12,633,000 after buying an additional 48,475 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other PayPal news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total transaction of $264,706.86. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at $1,171,731.33. The trade was a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 12,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.87, for a total value of $860,875.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 30,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,133,799.21. This trade represents a 28.75% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of PayPal from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on PayPal from $78.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Macquarie increased their target price on PayPal from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their price target on PayPal from $71.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, Stephens set a $65.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research note on Friday. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $76.05.

PayPal Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ PYPL opened at $56.89 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.40, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.42. 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 one year low of $55.85 and a one year high of $93.25. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $60.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $66.82.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (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 earned $1.20 earnings per share. PayPal’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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th were given a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 11.22%.

Key Stories Impacting PayPal

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha publishes a bullish thesis arguing PYPL is “dirt cheap” with multiple near-term catalysts that could re-rate the stock (valuation, product leverage and optionality). PayPal: A Dirt Cheap Nexus Of Catalysts
• Positive Sentiment: Investor commentary (InsiderMonkey) highlights PayPal as a “depressed” buy—framing recent weakness as a buying opportunity despite TD Cowen trimming its price target—supporting a value/recovery trade narrative. Is PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) One of the Best Depressed Stocks to Buy Right Now?
• Positive Sentiment: Interactive Brokers will add support for PayPal USD (PYUSD) for account funding next week (after initial USDC support), which could help PYUSD adoption and indirectly benefit PayPal’s payments ecosystem. Interactive Brokers to allow stablecoins for account funding
• Negative Sentiment: Michael Burry published a long, critical analysis of the payments sector that specifically calls out risks for PayPal, adding headline risk and prompting investor caution. Michael Burry Sounds the Alarm on Payments Sector – XYZ, PYPL, FOUR
• Negative Sentiment: Piper Sandler issues a pessimistic forecast for PYPL, signaling downside risks from operational or growth concerns that could pressure the stock. Piper Sandler Issues Pessimistic Forecast for PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Stock Price
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts continue to cut targets and ratings: TD Cowen lowered its price target to $65 (hold), Compass Point cut its target to $55 and kept a sell rating, and Daiwa Capital downgraded PYPL—these actions increase selling pressure and reduce near-term upside expectations. TD Cowen adjusts price target on PayPal to $65 Compass Point adjusts price target on PayPal to $55 Daiwa Capital downgrades PayPal Holdings (PYPL)

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.