PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Stock Rating Lowered by Daiwa America

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) was downgraded by stock analysts at Daiwa America from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. President Capital cut their target price on shares of PayPal from $91.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Argus boosted their price objective on PayPal from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. HSBC increased their target price on PayPal from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Compass Point cut their price target on PayPal from $66.00 to $56.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Baird R W lowered shares of PayPal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-six have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $76.81.

PayPal Stock Down 1.3%

PYPL stock opened at $56.56 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $52.92 billion, a PE ratio of 11.33, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.42. PayPal has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.25. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $61.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.The business’s revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that PayPal will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 12,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,432,524 in the last ninety days. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in PayPal in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc lifted its position in PayPal by 100.4% during the 2nd quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 87,524 shares in the last quarter. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in shares of PayPal in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in shares of PayPal by 285.3% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 524 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 388 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Company 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.