With 13.87 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained lighter than its average volume of 18.41 million shares. The 52-week range on PYPL shows that it touched its highest point at $77.95 and its lowest point at $50.25 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $69.71. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.45.
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 up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 4.98%, but this was up by 15.07% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 4.97% while six-month performance rose 8.68%. The stock lost -13.79% in the past year, while it has gained 7.70% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for PYPL yields 3.85 with Next year EPS estimates of 5.66. For the next quarter, that number is 1.22. This implies an EPS growth rate of 0.61% for this year and 10.37% 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 29, 2024, short shares totaled 21.2 million, which was 1.98% higher than short shares on Jan 31, 2024. In addition to PYPL as the firm’s PayPal Holdings, Inc., PPL serves as its PPL Corporation.
Institutional Ownership:
Through their ownership of 72.69% 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 $6.88. This was $6.88 for the TTM, and it was $1.24 for the past five years.
