PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on PYPL shares. Susquehanna raised their price target on PayPal from $94.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of PayPal from $90.00 to $79.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Phillip Securities restated an “accumulate” rating and issued a $90.00 price objective (up from $80.00) on shares of PayPal in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of PayPal from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Macquarie raised their price target on PayPal from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Fourteen 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $89.29.

PayPal Price Performance

NASDAQ PYPL traded up $1.06 on Wednesday, hitting $78.79. 8,896,775 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,541,553. 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 52 week low of $55.77 and a 52 week high of $93.66. The stock has a market cap of $78.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.44. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $88.01 and a 200-day moving average of $79.39.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $8.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.27 billion. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.44% and a net margin of 14.08%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.48 earnings per share. Analysts expect that PayPal will post 4.58 earnings per share for the current year.

About PayPal

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.