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Understanding the Risks of Investing in PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL)

PayPal Holdings Inc’s filing revealed that its Director MCGOVERN GAIL J unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.18 million on Feb 27 ’25. In the deal valued at $72.15 per share,2,446 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, MCGOVERN GAIL J now holds 29,734 shares worth roughly $2.05 million.

Then, MCGOVERN GAIL J bought 2,446 shares, generating $176,479 in total proceeds.

Before that, MESSEMER DEBORAH M. sold 4,422 shares. PayPal Holdings Inc shares valued at $272,616 were divested by the Director at a price of $61.65 per share. As a result of the transaction, MESSEMER DEBORAH M. now holds 13,976 shares, worth roughly $0.96 million.

DZ Bank upgraded its PayPal Holdings Inc [PYPL] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Susquehanna’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in early January has reiterated a ‘”a Positive”‘ rating for it. Macquarie also remained covering PYPL and reiterated its “an Outperform” recommendation on December 17, 2024. Wolfe Research revised its rating on December 13, 2024. It rated PYPL as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Peer perform”.

Price Performance Review of PYPL

On Tuesday, PayPal Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:PYPL] saw its stock fall -1.11% to $68.88. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.32%. PayPal Holdings Inc shares have fallen nearly -19.30% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 9.33% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $93.66 was reached on 01/17/25, a 52-week low of $56.97 was recorded on 03/04/25. SMA at 50 days reached $79.33, while 200 days put it at $75.07.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For PYPL Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 68.29, which if violated will result in even more drops to 67.71. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 69.46. A further resistance level may holdings at 70.05. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 38.85, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.14, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 59.10%. Stochastics %K at 34.94% indicates the stock is a holding.

How much short interest is there in PayPal Holdings Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in PayPal Holdings Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 11.26 million shares to a total of 36.1 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 24.85 million shares. There was a rise of 31.18%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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