PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Shares Purchased by Fulcrum Capital LLC

Fulcrum Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 0.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 52,859 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 488 shares during the period. Fulcrum Capital LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $3,928,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 18.5% during the second quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH now owns 11,025 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $819,000 after purchasing an additional 1,721 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 6.0% during the second quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 934,462 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $69,449,000 after purchasing an additional 53,102 shares during the period. PDS Planning Inc increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 17.1% during the second quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 3,988 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $296,000 after purchasing an additional 582 shares during the period. Thompson Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 2.8% during the second quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. now owns 154,991 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $11,519,000 after purchasing an additional 4,165 shares during the period. Finally, Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the second quarter valued at $216,000. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at PayPal

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 48,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,364,235.37. This trade represents a 7.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607 in the last quarter. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on PYPL. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $88.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Macquarie reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $84.66.

PayPal Trading Down 7.7%

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $69.90 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $55.85 and a 1-year high of $93.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $66.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.44. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.42.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.19 EPS. 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 year.

About PayPal

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.