UBS Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Stock Price

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) had its price objective decreased by research analysts at UBS Group from $80.00 to $65.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. UBS Group’s price objective points to a potential upside of 8.44% from the company’s previous close.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on PayPal from $75.00 to $65.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 8th. Baird R W cut shares of PayPal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of PayPal from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Dbs Bank reduced their target price on PayPal from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, KeyCorp restated a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $78.29.

PayPal Price Performance

NASDAQ PYPL opened at $59.94 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a market cap of $56.08 billion, a PE ratio of 12.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.43. PayPal has a 52 week low of $55.85 and a 52 week high of $93.25. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $63.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $68.45.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $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. Research analysts predict that PayPal will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other PayPal news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total value of $264,706.86. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,171,731.33. The trade was a 18.43% 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. Also, EVP Aaron Webster sold 9,282 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.29, for a total transaction of $615,303.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 35,699 shares in the company, valued at $2,366,486.71. This represents a 20.64% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PYPL. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd boosted its stake in PayPal by 41.2% during the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. GSB Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of PayPal by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. GSB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,160 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $606,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its stake in PayPal by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 9,387 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $613,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its stake in PayPal by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 9,157 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $614,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC grew its position in PayPal by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Pitti Group Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,233 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $761,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

PayPal Company Profile

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.