X Square Capital LLC cut its position in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL – Free Report) by 9.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 34,638 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 3,817 shares during the period. X Square Capital LLC’s holdings in PayPal were worth $2,703,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 77.5% in the 1st quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 394 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Family Firm Inc. acquired a new position in shares of PayPal in the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 50.6% in the 2nd quarter. SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 497 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of PayPal in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Tortoise Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of PayPal by 930.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 515 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 465 shares in the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
PayPal Stock Performance
NASDAQ:PYPL opened at $80.83 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $75.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $66.95. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $50.25 and a twelve month high of $82.24. The company has a market capitalization of $82.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.44.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Monness Crespi & Hardt upped their target price on shares of PayPal from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. Argus upgraded shares of PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Barclays increased their price target on shares of PayPal from $85.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of PayPal from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, PayPal has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $78.03.
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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.
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