The stock of PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) has increased by 2.30 when compared to last closing price of 84.82.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.10% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2024-11-23 that PayPal’s (PYPL 2.30%) stock has rallied 41% this year as the digital payments leader has attempted to put its struggles behind it under a new CEO. Is it still worth investing in anticipation of a long-term recovery?
Is It Worth Investing in PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) is 20.73x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for PYPL is 1.44. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 18 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 14 as “overweight,” 22 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for PYPL is 998.99M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.23% of that float. On November 25, 2024, PYPL’s average trading volume was 10.69M shares.
PYPL’s Market Performance
PYPL’s stock has seen a 1.10% increase for the week, with a 6.61% rise in the past month and a 20.45% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.11%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.40% for PayPal Holdings Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.60% for PYPL’s stock, with a 28.08% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PYPL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PYPL stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for PYPL by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for PYPL in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $88 based on the research report published on November 22, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Monness Crespi & Hardt, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PYPL reach a price target of $110, previously predicting the price at $95. The rating they have provided for PYPL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 28th, 2024.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Outperform” to PYPL, setting the target price at $100 in the report published on October 14th of the current year.
PYPL Trading at 7.92% 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 -1.31% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.11%, as shares surge +6.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +23.78% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PYPL rose by +1.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +54.59% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $82.96. In addition, PayPal Holdings Inc saw 41.30% 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 2.85. 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
To wrap up, the performance of PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
