The stock of PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) has seen a -3.27% decrease in the past week, with a -7.38% drop in the past month, and a 2.09% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.91%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.56% for PYPL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.07% for PYPL’s stock, with a 15.85% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) Right Now?
PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 19.92x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.44. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 18 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 20 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PYPL is 998.94M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.68% of that float. On January 13, 2025, the average trading volume of PYPL was 9.03M shares.
PYPL) stock’s latest price update
The stock of PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) has decreased by -5.21 when compared to last closing price of 87.94.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -3.27% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-01-12 that Shares of financial technology company PayPal (PYPL -5.21%) were up 39% in 2024, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, compared to just a 23.3% return for the S&P 500.
Analysts’ Opinion of PYPL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PYPL stocks, with Susquehanna repeating the rating for PYPL by listing it as a “Positive.” The predicted price for PYPL in the upcoming period, according to Susquehanna is $101 based on the research report published on January 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Macquarie, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PYPL reach a price target of $115, previously predicting the price at $95. The rating they have provided for PYPL stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 17th, 2024.
Wolfe Research gave a rating of “Outperform” to PYPL, setting the target price at $107 in the report published on December 13th of the previous year.
PYPL Trading at -3.04% 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 -11.00% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.56%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.91%, as shares sank -6.08% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.28% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PYPL fell by -3.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +26.30% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $87.81. In addition, PayPal Holdings Inc saw -2.33% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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 2.74. 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 sum up, PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
