PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.150-1.170 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.130. The company issued revenue guidance of -. PayPal also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.950-5.100 EPS.

PayPal Stock Performance

PYPL traded down $9.89 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $79.62. 29,609,155 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,248,397. PayPal has a fifty-two week low of $55.77 and a fifty-two week high of $93.66. The company has a market capitalization of $79.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.02, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $88.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.26.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its earnings results 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. PayPal had a return on equity of 23.44% and a net margin of 14.08%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.48 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that PayPal will post 4.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America upgraded shares of PayPal from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $86.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Barclays lifted their price target on PayPal from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Wolfe Research raised 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. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on shares of PayPal from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, PayPal 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.