Q1 Earnings Estimate for PayPal Issued By KeyCorp

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PayPal in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 18th. KeyCorp analyst A. Markgraff forecasts that the credit services provider will earn $1.08 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for PayPal's current full-year earnings is $4.57 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for PayPal's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.46 EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on PYPL. Bank of America raised PayPal from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $86.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of PayPal from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $75.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Phillip Securities restated an "accumulate" rating and issued a $90.00 price objective (up previously from $80.00) on shares of PayPal in a report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com upgraded shares of PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, December 14th. Finally, Mizuho raised their price target 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. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $88.42.

PayPal Trading Up 1.6 %

NASDAQ:PYPL traded up $1.33 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $86.78. 9,174,891 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,995,932. PayPal has a twelve month low of $55.77 and a twelve month high of $93.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The business has a 50-day moving average of $84.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $72.96. The company has a market capitalization of $87.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.71, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.44.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.20 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.88 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.97 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Family Firm Inc. purchased a new stake in PayPal during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC lifted its position in PayPal by 50.6% during the 2nd quarter. SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 497 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the period. Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 930.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 515 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 465 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Planning Capital Management Corp grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 186.1% in the 3rd quarter. Planning Capital Management Corp now owns 412 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. 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.