PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Stock Holdings Lessened by Hantz Financial Services Inc.

Hantz Financial Services Inc. reduced its holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 39.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 30,846 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 20,383 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in PayPal were worth $1,801,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in shares of PayPal in the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal in the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Torren Management LLC bought a new stake in PayPal in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new stake in PayPal in the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Steph & Co. lifted its position in PayPal by 103.1% in the 4th quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 656 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

PayPal News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PayPal expanded its cross-border payments reach through Tencent’s WeChat Pay network, allowing U.S. PayPal users to make purchases at millions of merchants in China by scanning QR codes. The move could strengthen PayPal’s international utility and transaction volume. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company outlined multiple paths to achieve about $1.5 billion in gross run-rate savings, including AI, automation, and restructuring, which supports margins and could lift earnings if execution stays on track. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: PayPal also highlighted a new travel-related checkout feature through The Tour Guy’s “Reserve Now, Pay Later” offering, reinforcing that PayPal’s payments infrastructure is being adopted in more commerce use cases. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Management presented at Bernstein’s Strategic Decisions Conference, but the transcript itself did not include any major new catalyst beyond reinforcing the company’s current strategy. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Some investor commentary continues to suggest that leadership change and Q1 performance concerns may weigh on sentiment, indicating the market still wants clearer proof of a durable turnaround. Article Title

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on PYPL. Robert W. Baird set a $52.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of PayPal from $41.00 to $40.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of PayPal from $90.00 to $63.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, HSBC cut shares of PayPal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $47.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $55.85.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL opened at $43.76 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $46.35 and its 200-day moving average is $51.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.26. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $38.46 and a 12-month high of $79.50.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $8.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.05 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 15.00% and a return on equity of 25.02%. The business’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.33 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. PayPal’s payout ratio is currently 10.51%.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In other news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 13,515 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.02, for a total value of $621,960.30. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,425,837.66. This trade represents a 30.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 2,208 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.73, for a total transaction of $98,763.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,140 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,992.20. This trade represents a 65.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 57,373 shares of company stock valued at $2,684,341 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.63% of the company’s stock.

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.