詹姆斯投資研究公司在貝寶控股公司(PayPal Holdings，Inc.)持有27.4萬美元的頭寸(納斯達克代碼：PYPL)

James Investment Research Inc. lowered its holdings in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL – Get Rating) by 79.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,373 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 8,978 shares during the quarter. James Investment Research Inc.'s holdings in PayPal were worth $274,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Acropolis Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in PayPal by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 2,928 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $552,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Lineweaver Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in PayPal by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Lineweaver Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,611 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,246,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. First Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. First Bank & Trust now owns 7,151 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,349,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Moser Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Moser Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,178 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $411,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wendell David Associates Inc. increased its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Wendell David Associates Inc. now owns 4,788 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $903,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. 75.90% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. DA Davidson reduced their price target on PayPal from $166.00 to $144.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 26th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on PayPal from $180.00 to $118.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 22nd. Susquehanna Bancshares reduced their price target on PayPal from $125.00 to $115.00 in a report on Thursday, April 28th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on PayPal from $152.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 28th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on PayPal from $205.00 to $175.00 in a research report on Friday, April 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and thirty have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, PayPal currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $153.59.

Shares of PYPL stock opened at $74.40 on Wednesday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $67.58 and a twelve month high of $310.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $86.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.44. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $114.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 27th. The credit services provider reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by ($0.04). PayPal had a return on equity of 17.90% and a net margin of 13.87%. The firm had revenue of $6.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.41 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.91 earnings per share. Research analysts predict that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 2.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

In related news, Director Enrique Lores purchased 1,100 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 4th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $88.13 per share, with a total value of $96,943.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 5,235 shares in the company, valued at approximately $461,360.55. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Peggy Alford sold 14,767 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.32, for a total value of $1,259,920.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 39,891 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,403,500.12. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a technology platform that enables digital payments on behalf of merchants and consumers worldwide. It provides payment solutions under the PayPal, PayPal Credit, Braintree, Venmo, Xoom, Zettle, Hyperwallet, Honey, and Paidy names. The company's payments platform allows consumers to send and receive payments in approximately 200 markets and in approximately 100 currencies, withdraw funds to their bank accounts in 56 currencies, and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies.

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