Q1 Earnings Estimate for PayPal Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of PayPal in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Cantwell now forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $1.16 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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.

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

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Barclays lifted their price target on PayPal from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Citigroup lifted their price target on PayPal from $97.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wolfe Research upgraded PayPal from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $107.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Stephens lifted their price target on PayPal from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on PayPal from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Fourteen equities research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.29.

PayPal Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of PYPL opened at $77.31 on Friday. PayPal has a 52-week low of $55.77 and a 52-week high of $93.66. The business’s fifty day moving average is $87.71 and its 200-day moving average is $79.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.25. The firm has a market cap of $76.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.45, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.44.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Park Place Capital Corp increased its position in PayPal by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 1,886 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $161,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC increased its position in PayPal by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 1,810 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $141,000 after buying an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its position in PayPal by 67.6% in the 4th quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 310 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in PayPal by 33.2% in the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 502 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wynn Capital LLC increased its holdings in PayPal by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Wynn Capital LLC now owns 11,515 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $983,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.