FY2025 EPS Estimates for PayPal Boosted by Seaport Res Ptn

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for PayPal in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $5.04 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.99. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for PayPal’s current full-year earnings is $5.03 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PayPal’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.67 EPS.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.84 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 24.59% and a net margin of 14.26%. PayPal’s quarterly revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.08 earnings per share.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $96.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Citigroup decreased their price target on PayPal from $98.00 to $95.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Monness Crespi & Hardt decreased their price target on PayPal from $120.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on PayPal from $104.00 to $85.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Finally, Arete Research set a $81.00 price target on PayPal in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have given a hold rating, nineteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $83.42.

PayPal Stock Up 0.0%

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $72.97 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 1.30. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $72.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.46. The company has a market cap of $70.97 billion, a PE ratio of 16.32, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.45. PayPal has a 52-week low of $55.85 and a 52-week high of $93.66.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PayPal

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Security National Bank of SO Dak lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Security National Bank of SO Dak now owns 12,191 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,041,000 after buying an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd increased its holdings in PayPal by 41.2% in the 1st quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the period. GSB Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of PayPal by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. GSB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,160 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $606,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 9,387 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $613,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period. Finally, Cohen & Steers Inc. boosted its position in shares of PayPal by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 3,016 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $257,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In other news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,839 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.24, for a total transaction of $281,168.36. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,244,274.36. This trade represents a 18.43% 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. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.24, for a total value of $304,824.88. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,550,894.92. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 11,796 shares of company stock valued at $863,028. 0.08% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.