PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Updates Q1 Earnings Guidance

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.15-1.17 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.13. PayPal also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.950-5.100 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on PYPL. Wolfe Research upgraded PayPal from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $107.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, December 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of PayPal from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Monness Crespi & Hardt lifted their price target on PayPal from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of PayPal from $94.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on PayPal from $80.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $89.48.

PayPal Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PYPL traded down $11.29 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $78.22. 44,574,207 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,874,284. PayPal has a one year low of $55.77 and a one year high of $93.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.42 billion, a PE ratio of 18.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.44. The company’s 50 day moving average is $88.20 and its 200 day moving average is $79.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 1.25.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $8.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.27 billion. PayPal had a net margin of 14.08% and a return on equity of 23.44%. PayPal’s quarterly 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, equities research analysts anticipate that PayPal will post 4.58 earnings per share for the current year.

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.