Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL)

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of PayPal in a research report issued on Monday, October 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now expects that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $1.10 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.16. The consensus estimate for PayPal’s current full-year earnings is $4.42 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PayPal’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.34 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.06 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Monness Crespi & Hardt lifted their price target on PayPal from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. Argus raised PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. UBS Group lifted their price objective on PayPal from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Oppenheimer started coverage on PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on PayPal from $85.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $76.41.

PayPal Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $81.16 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.24. The stock has a market cap of $84.90 billion, a PE ratio of 20.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.44. The business’s fifty day moving average is $71.11 and its 200-day moving average is $65.71. PayPal has a 1 year low of $50.25 and a 1 year high of $81.40.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $7.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.82 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 22.82% and a net margin of 14.30%. The business’s revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.83 EPS.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 77.5% during the first quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 394 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. American National Bank acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the first quarter worth $27,000. Register Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the first quarter worth $30,000. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 65.8% during the first quarter. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. now owns 466 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the period. Finally, Family Firm Inc. acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the second quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors own 68.32% 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.