BNP Paribas Exane Lowers PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Price Target to $69.00

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) had its price target cut by stock analysts at BNP Paribas Exane from $71.00 to $69.00 in a report issued on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the credit services provider’s stock. BNP Paribas Exane’s target price indicates a potential upside of 12.67% from the stock’s previous close.

PYPL has been the topic of several other research reports. HSBC increased their price target on shares of PayPal from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Cowen reissued a “mixed” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Macquarie upped their price objective on PayPal from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Mizuho set a $84.00 target price on PayPal in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $82.00.

PayPal Stock Performance

PYPL opened at $61.24 on Tuesday. 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 has a 52-week low of $55.85 and a 52-week high of $93.66. The firm has a market cap of $57.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.43. The business’s fifty day moving average is $66.80 and its 200-day moving average is $69.63.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.64% and a net margin of 14.96%.PayPal’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.20 earnings per share. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that PayPal will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total transaction of $94,984.62. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total transaction of $264,706.86. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at $1,171,731.33. This trade represents a 18.43% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PYPL. Norges Bank bought a new position in PayPal during the 2nd quarter valued at $921,570,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in PayPal during the first quarter worth about $529,264,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of PayPal by 44.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,559,376 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $558,499,000 after acquiring an additional 2,638,815 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of PayPal by 35.9% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,177,536 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $548,520,000 after purchasing an additional 2,160,227 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1,066.0% in the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,106,215 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $156,532,000 after purchasing an additional 1,925,583 shares during the period. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.