CWS Financial Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 2,757 PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

CWS Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 2,757 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $205,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new position in PayPal in the second quarter worth $27,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc increased its position in shares of PayPal by 100.4% in the second quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 385 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 87,524 shares during the period. Evermay Wealth Management LLC raised its position in PayPal by 726.0% during the 1st quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 41.2% during the first quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American National Bank & Trust raised its holdings in PayPal by 52.5% in the 2nd quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 610 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at PayPal

In related news, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the 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. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total value of $264,706.86. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,171,731.33. This trade represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 36,156 shares of company stock valued at $2,472,271. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PYPL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Argus raised their target price on PayPal from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their target price on shares of PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of PayPal from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $82.56.

PayPal Trading Down 3.9%

PYPL stock opened at $62.81 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $58.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.59, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.45. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $70.37. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $55.85 and a 1-year high of $93.66. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The company had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.21 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.20 EPS. PayPal’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be given a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th.

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.