What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for PayPal Q2 Earnings?

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of PayPal in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now anticipates that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $1.19 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.23. The consensus estimate for PayPal’s current full-year earnings is $4.58 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PayPal’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS.

PYPL has been the subject of several other reports. StockNews.com raised PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Bank of America raised shares of PayPal from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $86.00 to $103.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of PayPal from $73.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays lifted their price objective on PayPal from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.29.

PayPal Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $78.57 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $78.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.75, a price-to-earnings-growth 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. The business’s 50 day moving average is $87.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.39. PayPal has a twelve month low of $55.77 and a twelve month high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 14.08% and a return on equity of 23.44%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.48 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in PayPal by 86.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 16,762,080 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,307,945,000 after buying an additional 7,767,072 shares in the last quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC increased its position in shares of PayPal by 12,919.4% during the third quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 10,500,000 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $819,315,000 after acquiring an additional 10,419,351 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of PayPal by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,615,476 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $564,631,000 after acquiring an additional 84,337 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA boosted its holdings in PayPal by 21.6% in the third quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 6,015,816 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $469,414,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069,356 shares during the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in PayPal during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $387,435,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.