Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management Inc. Raises Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management Inc. increased its position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 4.2% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 459,327 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,457 shares during the quarter. PayPal makes up 4.3% of Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in PayPal were worth $34,137,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of PYPL. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in PayPal in the 1st quarter valued at about $529,264,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings 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 during the period. Deutsche Bank AG raised its holdings in PayPal by 19.1% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 11,238,218 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $733,294,000 after acquiring an additional 1,798,330 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in PayPal by 14.9% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,516,070 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $620,924,000 after acquiring an additional 1,232,155 shares during the period. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. raised its holdings in PayPal by 301.7% in the 1st quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 1,156,955 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $75,491,000 after acquiring an additional 868,953 shares during the period. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In other PayPal news, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at $3,364,235.37. This trade represents a 7.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Stock Performance

NASDAQ PYPL opened at $73.02 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.44. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $69.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.01. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.66.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.20 EPS. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on PYPL. JMP Securities lowered their price target on shares of PayPal from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $96.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Piper Sandler set a $74.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, PayPal has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $82.89.

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.