Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Has $21.35 Million Stock Holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 318,406 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 11,725 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $21,352,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PYPL. Thompson Investment Management Inc. increased its position in PayPal by 2.8% during the second quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. now owns 154,991 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $11,519,000 after buying an additional 4,165 shares during the last quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PayPal in the second quarter worth about $325,000. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of PayPal by 15.5% during the 3rd quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 164,901 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $11,058,000 after acquiring an additional 22,139 shares in the last quarter. Ariose Capital Management Ltd increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 347.0% during the 3rd quarter. Ariose Capital Management Ltd now owns 193,100 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $12,949,000 after acquiring an additional 149,898 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in shares of PayPal during the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,513,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.32% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $57.66 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $55.85 and a 1 year high of $93.25. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $61.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $67.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.42.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.14. PayPal had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 25.64%. The company had revenue of $8.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.21 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.20 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. PayPal has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.310 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 5.350-5.390 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th were issued a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio is 11.22%.

Key PayPal News

Here are the key news stories impacting PayPal this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Partnership with Microsoft to power Copilot Checkout — integration lets shoppers complete purchases inside Microsoft Copilot, expanding PayPal’s payment footprint and potential transaction volume. PayPal Teams With Microsoft to Power Checkout in Copilot
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighting PayPal as a value buy — recent pieces (Forbes, MoneyShow) argue PYPL’s valuation and margins make it an attractive long‑term purchase for value investors. Should You Consider Buying PayPal Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: New Transaction Graph Analytics program — product aimed at merchant analytics/insights that could boost monetization and seller retention if adoption scales. How PayPal’s New Transaction Graph Analytics Program Will Impact PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity shows elevated interest — options flow and positioning can signal short‑term speculators hedging or positioning around catalysts, but direction is ambiguous. Behind the Scenes of PayPal Holdings’s Latest Options Trends
• Neutral Sentiment: Susquehanna trims price target (from $94 to $90) but keeps a “positive” rating — reduced upside estimate but analyst stance remains constructive, a mixed signal for sentiment. PayPal price target lowered by at Susquehanna
• Neutral Sentiment: Market summaries note PYPL has dipped more than the broader market recently — useful context but not a direct catalyst. Why Paypal (PYPL) Dipped More Than Broader Market Today
• Negative Sentiment: Goldman Sachs lowered its price target to $65 — a meaningful cut that reduces analyst‑driven upside and likely pressured sentiment. The Goldman Sachs Group Lowers PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Price Target to $65.00
• Negative Sentiment: Recent analyst downgrade drove a sell reaction — coverage noting the downgrade has coincided with downward pressure on the stock. PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Shares Down 2.2% After Analyst Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Public criticism from commentators (Jim Cramer: “late to new technologies”) feeds a narrative that PayPal risks losing share to newer fintech entrants and could weigh on sentiment. Jim Cramer on Paypal: “The Company’s Been Late to New Technologies”

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Susquehanna reduced their target price on PayPal from $94.00 to $90.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $70.00 price target (down previously from $85.00) on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. HSBC upped their price objective on shares of PayPal from $86.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 5th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-four have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PayPal currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $77.26.

Insider Transactions at PayPal

In related news, EVP Diego Scotti sold 3,838 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.97, for a total value of $264,706.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 16,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,171,731.33. This represents a 18.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Natali sold 1,374 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.13, for a total value of $94,984.62. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 36,156 shares of company stock worth $2,432,524 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Profile

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a global digital payments platform that enables consumers and merchants to send and receive payments online, on mobile devices and at the point of sale. The company provides a broad set of payment solutions, including a digital wallet, merchant payment processing, checkout services, invoicing and fraud-management tools. PayPal’s platform is designed to support e-commerce, in-person retail and person-to-person transfers, targeting both individual consumers and businesses of varying sizes.

Key products and services in PayPal’s portfolio include the PayPal wallet and checkout ecosystem, the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile app, Braintree’s developer-focused payment gateway, Xoom for international money transfers, and PayPal Credit and buy-now-pay-later options.