PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.950-5.100 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.900. The company issued revenue guidance of -. PayPal also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.150-1.170 EPS.

PayPal Stock Performance

Shares of PYPL stock traded down $9.89 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $79.62. The stock had a trading volume of 29,609,155 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,248,397. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. PayPal has a 1-year low of $55.77 and a 1-year high of $93.66. The firm has a market cap of $79.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.02, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.44. The business’s fifty day moving average is $88.20 and its 200-day moving average is $79.26.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.08. PayPal had a net margin of 14.08% and a return on equity of 23.44%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.48 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that PayPal will post 4.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on PYPL. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of PayPal from $80.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on PayPal from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Wolfe Research upgraded PayPal from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $107.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on PayPal from $79.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of PayPal from $80.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “outperform” 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.