Realta Investment Advisors Sells 4,374 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Realta Investment Advisors decreased its position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 29.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,340 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 4,374 shares during the period. Realta Investment Advisors’ holdings in PayPal were worth $768,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PYPL. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in PayPal in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $529,264,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in PayPal by 44.6% in 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 in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in shares of PayPal by 124.1% during the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,497,415 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $228,206,000 after purchasing an additional 1,936,520 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in shares of PayPal by 19.1% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,238,218 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $733,294,000 after purchasing an additional 1,798,330 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of PayPal by 14.9% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,516,070 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $620,924,000 after purchasing an additional 1,232,155 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ PYPL opened at $69.25 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $55.85 and a 52 week high of $93.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.80, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.44. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $68.68 and its 200 day moving average is $69.30.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.The company had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.19 earnings per share. PayPal has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.180-1.220 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.150-5.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,364,235.37. This trade represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total value of $492,523.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PYPL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price target on PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 price target on PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered PayPal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $96.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, PayPal has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $84.50.

PayPal 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.