Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases 4,708 Shares of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL)

Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 41.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 16,179 shares of the credit services provider's stock after buying an additional 4,708 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $1,381,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in PYPL. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton raised its stake in shares of PayPal by 67.6% during the fourth quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 310 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd bought a new stake in shares of PayPal in the third quarter worth $26,000. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in PayPal by 344.3% in the fourth quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 351 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the period. Planning Capital Management Corp raised its position in PayPal by 186.1% during the 3rd quarter. Planning Capital Management Corp now owns 412 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its holdings in PayPal by 125.3% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 437 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 243 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 68.32% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on PYPL. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of PayPal from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Bank of America upgraded shares of PayPal from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $86.00 to $103.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued a "market perform" rating on the stock. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of PayPal from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. 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, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $89.16.

PayPal Trading Up 2.8 %

Shares of PayPal stock opened at $89.64 on Thursday. 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 stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $76.31. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.77 and a 12-month high of $93.66. The company has a market capitalization of $89.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.44.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.13. PayPal had a net margin of 14.08% and a return on equity of 23.44%. The firm had revenue of $7.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.88 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.97 EPS. The business's revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 4.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

PayPal 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.

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