PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Shares Sold by Jump Financial LLC

Jump Financial LLC cut its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 77.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 63,451 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 220,634 shares during the quarter. Jump Financial LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $4,716,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of PayPal during the 2nd quarter valued at about $921,570,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in PayPal by 45.0% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,569,023 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $265,250,000 after acquiring an additional 1,107,202 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its holdings in shares of PayPal by 15.2% during the second 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 last quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. bought a new position in shares of PayPal during the first quarter valued at approximately $46,103,000. Finally, Primecap Management Co. CA raised its position in shares of PayPal by 9.5% during the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 6,542,450 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $486,235,000 after purchasing an additional 568,640 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Trading Down 0.6%

PayPal stock opened at $60.78 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $56.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.43. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.25. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $66.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.34. 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 (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.The business had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.20 EPS. 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, research analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be paid a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio is currently 11.22%.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In other news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.84, for a total value of $249,054.08. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,854,022.72. This represents a 11.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.29, for a total value of $615,303.78. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 35,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 have sold 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524 in the last quarter. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of PayPal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of PayPal from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Macquarie lifted their price target on PayPal from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, President Capital decreased their price objective on PayPal from $91.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $80.92.

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.