FY2025 Earnings Estimate for PayPal Issued By William Blair

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – Equities research analysts at William Blair raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for PayPal in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 30th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now anticipates that the credit services provider will earn $5.23 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.12. The consensus estimate for PayPal’s current full-year earnings is $5.03 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for PayPal’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS.

PYPL has been the topic of several other reports. DZ Bank upgraded PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on PayPal from $76.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $96.00 price objective on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of PayPal from $80.00 to $74.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have given a hold rating, twenty have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.77.

PayPal Trading Up 2.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $67.24 on Friday. PayPal has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66. The company has a market cap of $65.72 billion, a PE ratio of 16.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.60. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $65.75 and a 200 day moving average of $78.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $7.79 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.84 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.67% and a net margin of 13.04%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.08 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of PYPL. World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal during the third quarter worth about $5,296,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB lifted its holdings in PayPal by 196.3% in the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 10,221 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $798,000 after purchasing an additional 6,772 shares in the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp boosted its stake in PayPal by 33.7% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 64,693 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $5,048,000 after purchasing an additional 16,306 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of PayPal by 120.3% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,555,240 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $125,461,000 after buying an additional 849,311 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC purchased a new position in PayPal in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $53,586,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In related news, Director Gail J. Mcgovern sold 2,446 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.15, for a total transaction of $176,478.90. Following the sale, the director now owns 29,734 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,145,308.10. This trade represents a 7.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

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.