DDD Partners LLC Makes New Investment in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

DDD Partners LLC bought a new stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 36,567 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,452,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in PYPL. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of PayPal during the 4th quarter worth $248,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in PayPal by 41.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,470 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $332,000 after buying an additional 1,310 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB grew its position in PayPal by 8.5% in the second quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 11,535 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $857,000 after acquiring an additional 905 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its stake in PayPal by 39.9% during the second quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 26,048 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,936,000 after acquiring an additional 7,430 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Key PayPal News

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PayPal announced an agentic AI travel partnership with Sabre and Mindtrip — a move that highlights PayPal’s AI and commerce strategy and could expand payments volume in travel and bookings. Sabre, PayPal, and Mindtrip partner
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage notes Venmo momentum and PayPal’s AI investments as potential growth drivers vs. competitors — these business positives may support a longer-term recovery if execution improves. PayPal vs. Block
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and outlets are parsing next steps after the Q4 miss and CEO transition; pieces summarize strategic options but offer no immediate catalyst. What’s next after Q4 crash
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms (Kessler Topaz; Pomerantz) have opened investor investigations into PayPal, increasing legal/liability risk and weighing on sentiment. Kessler Topaz investigation notice Pomerantz investor alert
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts have cut ratings and targets — Zacks moved PayPal to a “Strong Sell” and several firms trimmed EPS/price targets (e.g., Daiwa to $42) — pressuring the stock. Zacks downgrade Daiwa cuts price target
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary highlights the scale of recent share losses and lingering execution issues; retail sentiment has turned bearish and shares have plunged year-to-date. Execution crisis coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed expectations and management change was flagged after Q4, creating short-term uncertainty around guidance and execution. Revenue miss & CEO change

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Frank Keller sold 3,478 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.20, for a total transaction of $139,815.60. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 51,567 shares in the company, valued at $2,072,993.40. This represents a 6.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.84, for a total transaction of $249,054.08. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,854,022.72. This represents a 11.84% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PayPal stock opened at $40.29 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $37.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.43. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $38.46 and a twelve month high of $79.50. The company’s fifty day moving average is $55.01 and its 200 day moving average is $63.16. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The credit services provider reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.29 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $8.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.82 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.42% and a net margin of 15.77%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.19 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 4th. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.35%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on PYPL. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $42.00 price target (down from $100.00) on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price objective on shares of PayPal from $61.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $68.00 target price (down previously from $93.00) on shares of PayPal in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $44.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Stephens cut their price objective on PayPal from $65.00 to $45.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $61.03.

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.