PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Issues FY25 Earnings Guidance

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.95-5.10 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $4.90. PayPal also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.950-5.100 EPS.

PayPal Trading Down 12.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ PYPL traded down $11.29 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $78.22. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 44,574,207 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,874,284. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $88.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.26. The stock has a market cap of $78.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.25. PayPal has a 12 month low of $55.77 and a 12 month high of $93.66.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $8.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.27 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.44% and a net margin of 14.08%. The business’s revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.48 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that PayPal will post 4.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PYPL has been the subject of several recent research reports. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on PayPal from $88.00 to $93.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on PayPal from $80.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on shares of PayPal from $92.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com raised shares of PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of PayPal from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $89.48.

PayPal Company Profile

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a technology platform that enables digital payments on behalf of merchants and consumers worldwide. It operates a two-sided network at scale that connects merchants and consumers that enables its customers to connect, transact, and send and receive payments through online and in person, as well as transfer and withdraw funds using various funding sources, such as bank accounts, PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products comprising its installment products, credit and debit cards, and cryptocurrencies, as well as other stored value products, including gift cards and eligible rewards.