PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.150-1.170 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.130. The company issued revenue guidance of -. PayPal also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.950-5.100 EPS.

PayPal Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of PYPL stock traded down $0.63 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $78.57. 14,423,514 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,342,764. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $78.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.44. PayPal has a one year low of $55.77 and a one year high of $93.66. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $87.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $79.39.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $8.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.27 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.08% and a return on equity of 23.44%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.48 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that PayPal will post 4.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on PYPL. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of PayPal from $90.00 to $79.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of PayPal from $88.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Citigroup raised their price target on PayPal from $97.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on PayPal from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Phillip Securities reiterated an "accumulate" rating and issued a $90.00 price target (up previously from $80.00) on shares of PayPal in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $89.29.

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.