PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Releases 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.

PayPal Stock Performance

NASDAQ:PYPL traded up $1.06 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $78.79. 8,896,775 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,541,553. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $88.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.44. PayPal has a fifty-two week low of $55.77 and a fifty-two week 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.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $8.37 billion for 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%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.48 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that PayPal will post 4.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PYPL has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group raised their target price on PayPal from $72.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of PayPal from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on PayPal from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of PayPal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $89.29.

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.