PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.950-5.100 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.900. The company issued revenue guidance of -. PayPal also updated its FY25 guidance to $4.95-5.10 EPS.

PayPal Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PYPL traded up $1.33 on Wednesday, hitting $79.06. The stock had a trading volume of 16,535,107 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,874,809. PayPal has a twelve month low of $55.77 and a twelve month high of $93.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.25. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $88.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $79.39. The company has a market capitalization of $79.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.44.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $8.37 billion during 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.48 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that PayPal will post 4.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on PYPL. UBS Group boosted their price objective on PayPal from $72.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays raised their price objective on PayPal from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on PayPal from $73.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on PayPal from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Macquarie boosted their target price on PayPal from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note 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 given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, PayPal currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $89.29.

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.