Speaker 1: PayPal Holdings is trading this morning at about seventy five
Speaker 1: United States dollars and seventy five cents, slightly lower than
Speaker 1: the previous plos but showing remarkable resilience over the course
Speaker 1: of the past week. Trading volume has been somewhat light lately,
Speaker 1: with around five million shares exchanged compared to an average
Speaker 1: of ten million shares, which suggests some cooling off after
Speaker 1: an earlier rally. This rally was fueled by a string
Speaker 1: of announcements, including a time limited five per cent cash
Speaker 1: back program for PayPal's buy now, Pay Later service, as
Speaker 1: well as the launch of PayPal Ads Manager, a new
Speaker 1: advertising solution aimed at helping small businesses monetize their customer
Speaker 1: networks and generate additional revenue. Investors cheered these moves, especially
Speaker 1: as competition in digital payments heats up during the critical
Speaker 1: holiday shopping period. Heading into the final quarter of the year,
Speaker 1: Analysts remain moderately optimistic. The consensus twelve month price target
Speaker 1: is about eighty four United States dollars and eighty six cents,
Speaker 1: with the highest targets set at one hundred five United
Speaker 1: States dollars and the lowest at sixty two United States dollars.
Speaker 1: The average price target suggests about twelve percent upside from
Speaker 1: today's level. Wall Street sentiment is mixed to positive, with
Speaker 1: major firms including j P Morden, k b W, and
Speaker 1: Citizens j p B recently reiterating by ratings, though others
Speaker 1: such as Wolf Research and Bernstein have maintained caution and
Speaker 1: downgraded or reiterated whole ratings. On the financial side, PayPal
Speaker 1: remains a cash generating business, posting revenue of thirty two billion,
Speaker 1: two hundred ninety million United States dollars over the trailing
Speaker 1: twelve months, with met income near four billion, six hundred
Speaker 1: eighty million United States dollars. The company trades at a
Speaker 1: relatively modest forward price to earnings ratio of about fourteen,
Speaker 1: and its profit margins remain competitive in the space. Institutional
Speaker 1: activity has been active, too, with some large funds trimming
Speaker 1: their Apal positions over recent quarters even as others have added.
Speaker 1: In summary, PayPal has managed to reignite investor interest with
Speaker 1: targeted promotions and new product launches. While competition in digital
Speaker 1: payments is intense and trading volume has slowed somewhat after
Speaker 1: recent excitement, the stock remains in favor with many analysts,
Speaker 1: supported by solid fundamentals and a measured path for future growth.