William Blair Predicts PayPal’s Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:PYPL)

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – Equities research analysts at William Blair dropped their Q4 2024 earnings estimates for shares of PayPal in a report issued on Tuesday, October 29th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings of $1.17 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.19. William Blair currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for PayPal’s current full-year earnings is $4.54 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for PayPal’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.99 EPS.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $7.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.88 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.08% and a return on equity of 23.44%. PayPal’s revenue was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.97 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on PYPL. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on shares of PayPal from $80.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of PayPal from $83.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Monness Crespi & Hardt boosted their target price on shares of PayPal from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of PayPal from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of PayPal from $70.00 to $65.00 in a report on Monday, July 29th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $82.29.

PayPal Stock Down 2.6 %

PYPL stock opened at $77.25 on Friday. PayPal has a 52 week low of $52.55 and a 52 week high of $83.70. The company has a market capitalization of $77.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.44. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $76.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $67.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of PYPL. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 77.5% during the 1st 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 period. Family Firm Inc. acquired a new position in PayPal during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC raised its stake in PayPal by 50.6% during the 2nd quarter. SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 497 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC raised its stake in PayPal by 930.0% during the 2nd quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 515 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 465 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. raised its stake in PayPal by 65.8% during the 1st quarter. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. now owns 466 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.