This afternoon we watched PayPal drop -6.2% to a price of $71.01 per share. The Large-Cap Business Services company is now trading -13.13% below its average target price of $81.74. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $49.0 to $120.0 per share for PayPal, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.
PayPal's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 2.8%. The stock's short ratio is 3.29. The company's insiders own 0.13% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.
Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 79.4%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding PayPal.
Institutions Invested in PayPal
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 9% | 86,221,849 | $6,122,613,681 |
| 2025-03-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 8% | 73,831,980 | $5,242,809,057 |
| 2025-03-31 | State Street Corporation | 5% | 44,536,103 | $3,162,508,769 |
| 2025-03-31 | Comprehensive Financial Management, LLC | 3% | 27,119,118 | $1,925,728,627 |
| 2025-03-31 | Capital Research Global Investors | 3% | 25,569,494 | $1,815,689,823 |
| 2025-03-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 22,130,433 | $1,571,482,094 |
| 2025-03-31 | Morgan Stanley | 2% | 16,302,583 | $1,157,646,453 |
| 2024-12-31 | NORGES BANK | 1% | 12,730,025 | $903,959,102 |
| 2025-03-31 | Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | 1% | 11,808,017 | $838,487,312 |
| 2025-03-31 | Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | 1% | 11,238,218 | $798,025,884 |
