PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.51x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for PYPL is 1.44. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 18 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 14 rating it as “overweight,” 21 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PYPL is 998.92M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.23% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PYPL on November 18, 2024 was 11.03M shares.
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PYPL) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) has surged by 0.05 when compared to previous closing price of 85.79, but the company has seen a 3.40% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2024-11-16 that 2 Stocks That Could Crush the Market in 2025
PYPL’s Market Performance
PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) has seen a 3.40% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 7.53% gain in the past month and a 23.62% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.40% for PYPL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.71% for PYPL’s stock, with a 27.81% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PYPL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PYPL stocks, with Monness Crespi & Hardt repeating the rating for PYPL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for PYPL in the upcoming period, according to Monness Crespi & Hardt is $110 based on the research report published on October 28, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PYPL reach a price target of $100, previously predicting the price at $90. The rating they have provided for PYPL stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 14th, 2024.
Bernstein gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to PYPL, setting the target price at $80 in the report published on October 10th of the current year.
PYPL Trading at 8.84% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PYPL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.38% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.65%, as shares surge +6.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +24.59% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PYPL rose by +3.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +38.39% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $81.97. In addition, PayPal Holdings Inc saw 39.77% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PYPL starting from MESSEMER DEBORAH M., who sale 4,422 shares at the price of $61.65 back on May 24 ’24. After this action, MESSEMER DEBORAH M. now owns 13,976 shares of PayPal Holdings Inc, valued at $272,616 using the latest closing price.
Keller Frank, the SVP, GM, Lg Ent & Mer Plat. of PayPal Holdings Inc, sale 7,686 shares at $60.64 during a trade that took place back on Mar 01 ’24, which means that Keller Frank is holding 23,430 shares at $466,077 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PYPL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.43 for the gross margin
The net margin for PayPal Holdings Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 22.19, with 5.54 for asset returns.
Based on PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.77. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.9.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.83 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.41. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.67for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.25.
Conclusion
In conclusion, PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
