The trading price of PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) closed lower on Tuesday, April 02, closing at $64.66, -0.57% lower than its previous close.
The company’s P/E ratio in the trailing 12-month period was 16.81, while its 5Y monthly beta was 1.44. In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $77.95 and a 52-week low of $50.25. Over the past month, the stock has gained 6.81% in value.
PayPal Holdings Inc, whose market valuation is $69.30 billion at the time of this writing, is expected to release its quarterly earnings report May 06, 2024 – May 10, 2024. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable.
A company’s earnings reviews provide a brief indication of a stock’s direction in the short term, where in the case of PayPal Holdings Inc No upward and no downward comments were posted in the last 7 days. On the technical side, indicators suggest PYPL has a 100% Buy on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 100% Buy, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently 50% Buy.
If we dig deeper into the stock’s outlook, we see that the stock’s PEG is 0.85, which symbolizes a positive outlook. A quick review shows that PYPL’s price is currently 2.90% off the SMA20 and 4.84% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 55.85, and weekly volatility stands at 2.59%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 2.85%. PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL)’s beta value is currently sitting at 1.44, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 1.86.
To see how PayPal Holdings Inc stock has been performing in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: PYPL stock’s performance was -0.57% in the latest trading, and -13.08% in the past year. PayPal Holdings Inc has a P/E ratio of 16.81.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) indicates that the 3-month average is 18.21 million. However, this figure has increased over the past 10 days to an average of 11.32 million.
Currently, records show that 1.07 billion of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 0.89% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 69.30%. The stats also highlight that short interest as of Mar 15, 2024, stood at 22.95 million shares, resulting in a short ratio of 1.49 at that time. From this, we can conclude that short interest is 2.14% of the company’s total outstanding shares. It is noteworthy that short shares in March were up slightly from the previous month’s figure, which was 21.28 million. However, since the stock’s price has seen 5.29% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even higher.
