William Blair Estimates PayPal’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:PYPL)

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – William Blair lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of PayPal in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. William Blair analyst A. Jeffrey now anticipates that the credit services provider will post earnings of $1.28 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.31. The consensus estimate for PayPal’s current full-year earnings is $5.03 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for PayPal’s FY2025 earnings at $5.12 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on PYPL. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Macquarie boosted their price objective on shares of PayPal from $115.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Bank of America upgraded shares of PayPal from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $86.00 to $103.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, DZ Bank raised shares of PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $92.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $90.03.

PayPal Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of PayPal stock opened at $70.73 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.26. PayPal has a 1 year low of $56.97 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The firm has a market cap of $69.97 billion, a PE ratio of 17.64, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $83.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $80.89.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $8.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.27 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.67% and a net margin of 13.04%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.48 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PayPal

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC bought a new stake in PayPal during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of PayPal during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its position 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 in the last quarter. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new position in PayPal in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in PayPal by 344.3% during the 4th 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 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.