At the time of writing, PayPal Holdings Inc [PYPL] stock is trading at $87.94, down -0.03%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PYPL shares have gain 3.03% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.16%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
PayPal Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: PYPL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 06, 2025, when Susquehanna reiterated its Positive rating and also boosted its price target to $101 from $94. Previously, Macquarie reaffirmed its Outperform rating on December 17, 2024, and elevated its price target to $115. On December 13, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $107 on the stock. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $103 on December 09, 2024. Monness Crespi & Hardt reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on October 28, 2024, and upped its price target to $110. In a note dated October 14, 2024, Mizuho reiterated an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $90 to $100.
For the past year, the stock price of PayPal Holdings Inc fluctuated between $55.77 and $93.66. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $83.06 within the next 12 months. PayPal Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: PYPL] shares were valued at $87.94 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -5.55% based on the average PYPL price forecast.
Analyzing the PYPL fundamentals
According to PayPal Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:PYPL], the company’s sales were 31.49B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 6.05% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.43% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.18. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.49.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 87.08 points at the first support level, and at 86.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 88.52, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 89.09.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that PayPal Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:PYPL] has a current ratio of 1.25. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.25, while the Cash Ratio is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.80, the price to book ratio is 4.39 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.01.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MESSEMER DEBORAH M., Director, that happened on May 24 ’24 when 4422.0 shares were sold. SVP, GM, Lg Ent & Mer Plat., Keller Frank completed a deal on Mar 01 ’24 to sell 7686.0 shares.
