Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Cuts PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Price Target to $65.00

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) had its target price lowered by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $75.00 to $65.00 in a report published on Friday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft currently has a hold rating on the credit services provider’s stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on PYPL. Macquarie lifted their price objective on PayPal from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $70.00 price target (down from $85.00) on shares of PayPal in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Cowen reaffirmed a “mixed” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on PayPal from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $81.39.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL opened at $62.28 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.43. 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 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The company’s fifty day moving average is $66.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.47.

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

PayPal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be given a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. PayPal’s payout ratio is currently 11.22%.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other PayPal news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total value of $94,984.62. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.84, for a total transaction of $249,054.08. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 30,983 shares in the company, valued at $1,854,022.72. This represents a 11.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,432,524 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PayPal

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in PayPal by 15.8% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,501,936 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $224,001,000 after buying an additional 476,763 shares during the period. Thompson Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of PayPal by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. now owns 154,991 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $11,519,000 after acquiring an additional 4,165 shares during the period. Kathmere Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal in the second quarter valued at approximately $325,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the first quarter valued at approximately $529,264,000. Finally, Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in PayPal during the second quarter worth approximately $3,513,000. Hedge funds and other 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.