Bellecapital International Ltd. Cuts Stock Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Bellecapital International Ltd. lowered its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 32.8% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 17,897 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 8,721 shares during the quarter. Bellecapital International Ltd.’s holdings in PayPal were worth $1,200,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bill Few Associates Inc. boosted its stake in shares of PayPal by 0.8% in the third quarter. Bill Few Associates Inc. now owns 24,313 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,630,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Townsend Asset Management Corp NC ADV lifted its holdings in PayPal by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Townsend Asset Management Corp NC ADV now owns 61,008 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $4,091,000 after purchasing an additional 3,761 shares in the last quarter. Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC lifted its holdings in PayPal by 15.9% in the 3rd quarter. Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC now owns 3,350 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $225,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. New Hampshire Trust boosted its stake in PayPal by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. New Hampshire Trust now owns 37,668 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,526,000 after purchasing an additional 1,732 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HBW Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of PayPal by 3.9% during the third quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 39,949 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,679,000 after buying an additional 1,518 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $59.97 on Friday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $55.85 and a 1-year high of $93.25. The firm has a market cap of $56.11 billion, a PE ratio of 12.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a 50-day moving average of $63.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $68.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.34.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 firm 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $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, analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th were paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 19th. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio is 11.22%.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In related news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 12,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.87, for a total transaction of $860,875.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 30,983 shares in the company, valued at $2,133,799.21. This trade represents a 28.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of PayPal 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,432,524. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore ISI decreased their price target on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $65.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of PayPal from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Baird R W lowered shares of PayPal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. KeyCorp restated a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $70.00 price target (down previously from $85.00) on shares of PayPal in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $78.29.

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.