Czech National Bank Grows Stock Position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Czech National Bank boosted its position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 4.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 237,721 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after buying an additional 10,508 shares during the quarter. Czech National Bank’s holdings in PayPal were worth $17,667,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of PayPal in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. purchased a new position in shares of PayPal in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Pinney & Scofield Inc. purchased a new position in shares of PayPal in the fourth quarter valued at $35,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of PayPal by 726.0% in the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. purchased a new position in shares of PayPal in the first quarter valued at $28,000. 68.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total value of $492,523.70. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 48,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,364,235.37. This trade represents a 7.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock valued at $1,046,607. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $66.85 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $70.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.38. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66. The firm has a market cap of $63.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.43.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.The firm had revenue of $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.19 earnings per share. PayPal has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.180-1.220 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.150-5.300 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PYPL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Macquarie restated an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $88.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated a “positive” rating on shares of PayPal in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $85.00.

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.