What is William Blair’s Forecast for PayPal FY2025 Earnings?

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – Investment analysts at William Blair increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of PayPal in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 30th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now expects that the credit services provider will earn $5.23 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.12. The consensus estimate for PayPal’s current full-year earnings is $5.03 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for PayPal’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday. Arete Research set a $81.00 price target on PayPal in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of PayPal from $76.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of PayPal from $83.00 to $79.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating, twenty have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.77.

PayPal Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PYPL opened at $67.24 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $65.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.10. PayPal has a fifty-two week low of $55.85 and a fifty-two week high of $93.66. The company has a market capitalization of $65.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.26.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.17. PayPal had a net margin of 13.04% and a return on equity of 23.67%. The firm had revenue of $7.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.84 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.08 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other news, Director Gail J. Mcgovern sold 2,446 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.15, for a total value of $176,478.90. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 29,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,145,308.10. The trade was 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. Insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC bought a new position in PayPal during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 67.6% in the 4th quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 310 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Hurley Capital LLC purchased a new position in PayPal in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Garde Capital Inc. bought a new stake in PayPal during the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Tsfg LLC lifted its stake in shares of PayPal by 81.6% in the 1st quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Company Profile

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.