Q1 Earnings Estimate for PayPal Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for PayPal in a report issued on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the credit services provider will earn $1.16 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.01. The consensus estimate for PayPal’s current full-year earnings is $4.58 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PayPal’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.60 EPS.

PYPL has been the subject of several other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on PayPal from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on PayPal from $88.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Mizuho increased their price target on PayPal from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Phillip Securities restated an “accumulate” rating and issued a $90.00 price target (up from $80.00) on shares of PayPal in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price target on PayPal from $94.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.29.

PayPal Trading Down 1.6 %

NASDAQ PYPL opened at $77.31 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.38. The company has a market capitalization of $76.48 billion, a PE ratio of 18.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. PayPal has a 12 month low of $55.77 and a 12 month high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $8.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.27 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.44% and a net margin of 14.08%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.48 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in PYPL. Czech National Bank increased its stake in shares of PayPal by 4.5% during the third quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 208,260 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $16,251,000 after purchasing an additional 8,925 shares during the period. Atomi Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of PayPal by 13.4% during the third quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,231 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $798,000 after purchasing an additional 1,211 shares during the period. City Holding Co. increased its stake in shares of PayPal by 2,480.0% during the third quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 12,255 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $956,000 after purchasing an additional 11,780 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of PayPal by 10.1% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 123,565 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $9,642,000 after purchasing an additional 11,321 shares during the period. Finally, Marcum Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of PayPal during the third quarter worth approximately $284,000. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.