How did PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) surprise investors with its report?

Kevin Freeman

PayPal Holdings Inc [PYPL] stock is trading at $76.13, up 2.04%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PYPL shares have gain 14.21% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 12.49%, and 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 October 03, 2025, when Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. On July 14, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral. Truist initiated its recommendation with a Sell and recommended $68 as its price target on June 02, 2025. Compass Point started tracking with a Sell rating for this stock on April 23, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $56. In a note dated April 17, 2025, Seaport Research Partners downgraded an Sell rating on this stock but restated the target price of $49.

PayPal Holdings Inc [PYPL] stock has fluctuated between $55.85 and $93.66 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $75.8 within the next 12 months. PayPal Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: PYPL] shares were valued at $76.13 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -0.43% based on the average PYPL price forecast.

Analyzing the PYPL fundamentals

PayPal Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:PYPL] reported sales of 32.30B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 6.31%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.47% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, 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 0.06, Equity is 0.23 and Total Capital is 0.17. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.56.

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 74.10 points at the first support level, and at 72.08 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 77.33, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 78.53.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, PayPal Holdings Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.33. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.33, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.25, the price to book ratio is 3.62 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.30.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Kereere Suzan, President, Global Markets, that happened on Aug 19 ’25 when 4162.0 shares were sold. Officer, SUZAN KEREERE completed a deal on Aug 19 ’25 to buy 4162.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, GM, Consumer Group Scotti Diego sold 3838.0 shares on Jul 31 ’25.

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