Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich Invests $11.61 Million in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich bought a new stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 173,157 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $11,612,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,899,714 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $261,515,000 after buying an additional 139,247 shares in the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC raised its position in shares of PayPal by 43.2% during the 3rd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 20,083 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,347,000 after buying an additional 6,057 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. raised its position in shares of PayPal by 21.6% during the 3rd quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. now owns 4,952 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $332,000 after buying an additional 880 shares in the last quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda bought a new position in shares of PayPal in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,341,000. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its position in PayPal by 4.8% in the third quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 29,262 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,962,000 after acquiring an additional 1,344 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of PYPL opened at $46.98 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $50.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $60.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.43. 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, February 3rd. The credit services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $8.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.82 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 15.77% and a return on equity of 25.42%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.19 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be issued a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 4th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. PayPal’s payout ratio is presently 10.35%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other PayPal news, CAO Chris Natali sold 2,208 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.73, for a total value of $98,763.84. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,140 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,992.20. This represents a 65.95% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 37,613 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.49, for a total value of $1,560,563.37. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares in the company, valued at $1,285,484.67. The trade was a 54.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 87,608 shares of company stock valued at $3,831,535 over the last quarter. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about PayPal

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Concrete PYUSD use case: PayPal’s partnership to enable digital‑asset settlement of freight invoices with TCS Blockchain gives PYUSD a real B2B payments application that could add transaction volume and fee opportunities. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Stablecoin narrative supports adoption: industry reports show the stablecoin market concentrating around a few players, highlighting PYUSD’s growing relevance vs. smaller alternatives. This supports PayPal’s strategic push into tokenized payments. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage with limited upside: Bank of America started coverage with a “neutral” rating and a $48 target, signaling attention but only modest upside from current levels. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Re‑rating / valuation debate: Multiple market writeups are re‑evaluating PayPal after the share reset — this keeps the stock in focus and boosts trading volume but produces mixed buy/hold views. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Major legal overhang — several law firms have filed or solicited plaintiffs for securities class actions alleging PayPal misled investors about growth and guidance; lead‑plaintiff deadlines (April 20, 2026) intensify litigation risk and potential settlement costs. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Several senior executives have disclosed sizable sales (EVP Frank Keller, CAO Chris Natali and others), which investors often interpret as a near‑term negative signal. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest rising and recent downgrades: Reports show increased short interest and fresh downgrades / cautious price targets following PayPal’s Q4 revenue and EPS miss, which remain central to the bearish case. Read More. • Read More.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on PYPL shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $52.00 target price on PayPal in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on PayPal from $70.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on PayPal from $64.00 to $41.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of PayPal from $76.00 to $74.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $59.03.

About PayPal

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.