KeyCorp Predicts PayPal’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:PYPL)

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PayPal in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 18th. KeyCorp analyst A. Markgraff expects 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.

PYPL has been the topic of several other reports. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on PayPal from $73.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of PayPal from $76.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Mizuho upped their price objective on PayPal from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $88.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Fifteen 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PayPal presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $88.42.

PayPal Trading Up 2.0 %

NASDAQ:PYPL traded up $1.74 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $87.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,691,950 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,964,291. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.25. PayPal has a 1 year low of $55.77 and a 1 year high of $93.66. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $84.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $72.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $87.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.81, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.44.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.13. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.44% and a net margin of 14.08%. The firm had revenue of $7.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.88 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.97 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of PayPal

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in PayPal in the 3rd quarter valued at about $387,435,000. United Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in PayPal in the third quarter valued at approximately $810,000. FCG Investment Co purchased a new position in PayPal in the third quarter worth approximately $1,079,000. Equity Investment Corp increased its position in shares of PayPal by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Equity Investment Corp now owns 1,998,298 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $155,927,000 after purchasing an additional 67,497 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Weil Company Inc. raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 68.9% in the 3rd quarter. Weil Company Inc. now owns 41,689 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $3,253,000 after purchasing an additional 17,003 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.