Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for PayPal Q1 Earnings

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – Research analysts at William Blair cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for 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 $1.18 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.19. The consensus estimate for PayPal’s current full-year earnings is $5.03 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for PayPal’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.75 EPS.

PYPL has been the subject of a number of other reports. Phillip Securities reiterated an “accumulate” rating and set a $90.00 price objective (up from $80.00) on shares of PayPal in a research report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com upgraded shares of PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on PayPal from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Macquarie upped their target price on PayPal from $115.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $90.55.

PayPal Stock Down 2.7 %

PYPL stock opened at $72.05 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $84.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $80.96. PayPal has a 12 month low of $56.97 and a 12 month high of $93.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $71.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.44.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 23.67% and a net margin of 13.04%. PayPal’s revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.48 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PayPal

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. LM Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of PayPal by 27.4% in the 4th quarter. LM Advisors LLC now owns 14,705 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,255,000 after buying an additional 3,160 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in PayPal in the fourth quarter worth approximately $397,000. Ascent Group LLC grew its stake in PayPal by 76.1% in the fourth quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 4,544 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $388,000 after acquiring an additional 1,964 shares during the period. AlphaCore Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 123.2% during the fourth quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 11,851 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,011,000 after acquiring an additional 6,542 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP raised its position in shares of PayPal by 154.6% during the fourth quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 14,512 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,239,000 after purchasing an additional 8,813 shares during the period. 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.