PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.950-5.100 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.900. The company issued revenue guidance of -. PayPal also updated its FY25 guidance to $4.95-5.10 EPS.

PayPal Price Performance

Shares of PayPal stock traded up $1.33 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $79.06. 16,535,107 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,874,809. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $88.01 and its 200-day moving average is $79.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. PayPal has a 52 week low of $55.77 and a 52 week high of $93.66. The stock has a market cap of $79.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.87, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.44.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $8.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.27 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.44% and a net margin of 14.08%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.48 EPS. Research analysts expect that PayPal will post 4.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on PYPL shares. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on PayPal from $90.00 to $79.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Macquarie raised their price objective on PayPal from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Phillip Securities reiterated an “accumulate” rating and issued a $90.00 price target (up from $80.00) on shares of PayPal in a report on Friday, November 1st. Bank of America raised shares of PayPal from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $86.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on PayPal from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently 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.