FY2025 EPS Estimates for PayPal Raised by Seaport Res Ptn

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – Seaport Res Ptn raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of PayPal in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the credit services provider will post earnings of $4.99 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.95. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for PayPal’s current full-year earnings is $5.03 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PayPal’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.50 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Macquarie lowered their target price on shares of PayPal from $117.00 to $95.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. StockNews.com raised shares of PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Arete Research set a $81.00 target price on PayPal in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. UBS Group lowered their price target on PayPal from $88.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, February 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating, twenty have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.77.

PayPal Stock Performance

NASDAQ PYPL opened at $67.24 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $65.39 billion, a PE ratio of 16.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.51. PayPal has a twelve month low of $55.85 and a twelve month high of $93.66. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $65.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.17. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.67% and a net margin of 13.04%. The company had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.84 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.08 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in PYPL. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of PayPal in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Hurley Capital LLC purchased a new position in PayPal during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its stake in PayPal by 67.6% in the fourth quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 310 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 344.3% in the fourth quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 351 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other PayPal news, Director Gail J. Mcgovern sold 2,446 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.15, for a total transaction of $176,478.90. Following the transaction, the director now owns 29,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,145,308.10. This trade represents a 7.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.