PYPL (PayPal Holdings Inc) stock is in for a key growth catalyst

PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) closed the day trading at $58.12 down -0.26% from the previous closing price of $58.27. On the day, 17145675 shares were traded.

Ratios:

For a better understanding of PYPL, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.76. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.29 and its Current Ratio is at 1.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.55 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.48.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Daiwa Securities on February 13, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $62 from $64 previously.

On February 09, 2024, DZ Bank Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $60.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 01 ’24 when Keller Frank sold 7,686 shares for $60.64 per share. The transaction valued at 466,077 led to the insider holds 23,430 shares of the business.

Alford Peggy sold 15,000 shares of PYPL for $851,428 on Nov 27 ’23. The EVP, Global Sales now owns 40,601 shares after completing the transaction at $56.76 per share. On Nov 21 ’23, another insider, Auerbach Jonathan, who serves as the Chief Strat., Gr & Data Ofr of the company, sold 64,957 shares for $55.58 each. As a result, the insider received 3,610,373 and left with 79,051 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PYPL now has a Market Capitalization of 62.45B and an Enterprise Value of 58.07B. As of this moment, PayPal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.25. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.95 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.50.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, PYPL has reached a high of $79.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $50.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 60.88, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 61.55.

Shares Statistics:

Over the past 3-months, PYPL traded about 18.93M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PYPL traded about 14.62M shares per day. A total of 1.07B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.06B. Insiders hold about 0.88% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.33% stake in the company. Shares short for PYPL as of Feb 15, 2024 were 21.28M with a Short Ratio of 1.12, compared to 19.55M on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1.99% and a Short% of Float of 1.99%.

Earnings Estimates

Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 33 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.2 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.25 and a low estimate of $0.91, while EPS last year was $1.17. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.19, with high estimates of $1.31 and low estimates of $0.91.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.24 and $3.79 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.06. EPS for the following year is $5.57, with 42 analysts recommending between $5.95 and $4.36.

Revenue Estimates

32 analysts predict $7.51B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.65B to a low estimate of $7.38B. As of the current estimate, PayPal Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $7.04B, an estimated increase of 6.60% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 31 analysts are estimating revenue of $7.8B, an increase of 7.00% over than the figure of $6.60% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $7.92B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $7.59B.

A total of 43 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PYPL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $32.33B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $30.31B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $31.83B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $29.77B, up 6.90% from the average estimate. Based on 43 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $34.33B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $35.34B and the low estimate is $32.59B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 7.90% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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