What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for PayPal Q1 Earnings?

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for PayPal in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 18th. KeyCorp analyst A. Markgraff anticipates that the credit services provider will earn $1.08 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for PayPal’s current full-year earnings is $4.57 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for PayPal’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.46 EPS.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.13. PayPal had a net margin of 14.08% and a return on equity of 23.44%. The business had revenue of $7.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.88 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.97 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of PayPal from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of PayPal from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Susquehanna raised their target price on PayPal from $83.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Phillip Securities reaffirmed an “accumulate” rating and set a $90.00 price target (up previously from $80.00) on shares of PayPal in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on PayPal from $73.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $88.42.

PayPal Stock Performance

NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $86.78 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.25. PayPal has a fifty-two week low of $55.77 and a fifty-two week high of $93.66. The firm has a market cap of $87.00 billion, a PE ratio of 20.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.44. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $84.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.96.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PayPal

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in PYPL. World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in PayPal in the 3rd quarter worth about $387,435,000. United Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of PayPal in the third quarter worth approximately $810,000. FCG Investment Co purchased a new position in shares of PayPal during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,079,000. Equity Investment Corp lifted its position in PayPal by 3.5% during the third quarter. Equity Investment Corp now owns 1,998,298 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $155,927,000 after purchasing an additional 67,497 shares during the period. Finally, Weil Company Inc. boosted its holdings in PayPal by 68.9% in the third quarter. Weil Company Inc. now owns 41,689 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,253,000 after purchasing an additional 17,003 shares during the last quarter. 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.