With 19.05 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 18.79 million shares. The 52-week range on PYPL shows that it touched its highest point at $79.27 and its lowest point at $50.25 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $69.51. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.44.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of PYPL was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -3.05%, but this was down by -8.18% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 1.00% while six-month performance fell -6.85%. The stock lost -21.91% in the past year, while it has lost -4.74% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for PYPL yields 3.85 with Next year EPS estimates of 5.67. For the next quarter, that number is 1.22. This implies an EPS growth rate of 0.79% for this year and 10.28% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 19.80% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 17.54%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 1.07 billion PYPL shares are outstanding with a float of 1.06 billion shares on hand for trading. On Feb 15, 2024, short shares totaled 21.28 million, which was 1.99% higher than short shares on Jan 12, 2024. In addition to PYPL as the firm’s PayPal Holdings, Inc., PPL serves as its PPL Corporation.
Institutional Ownership:
Through their ownership of 72.68% of PYPL’s outstanding shares, institutional investors have majority control over the company.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for PYPL since 0 analysts follow the stock currently. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
Dividends & Yield:
In terms of dividends, PYPL has a current ratio of $––, which is $–– over the trailing 12-months, while a dividend of $–– is likely to be paid on average over the next five years. Dividend yield is another indicator that appeals to many investors, and PYPL currently yields $0.00. In the past year, PYPL’s dividend yield has been $0.00, but when looking at the stock over the past five years, its yield has been $–. Accordingly, PYPL has a current buyback yield of $7.83. This was $7.83 for the TTM, and it was $1.24 for the past five years.
