PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc

Boston Trust Walden Corp has acquired a new stake of 62,825 shares in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL), valued at approximately $4.21 million, during the third quarter. This move is part of broader institutional investor activity, with other hedge funds like AQR Capital Management LLC and Thompson Investment Management Inc. also adjusting their holdings in PayPal. Wall Street analysts currently have a "Hold" rating on PayPal, with an average price target of $78.29.

Adobe shares eased 0.2% in after-hours trading, extending a muted session due to holiday-thin, tech-led repositioning and year-end economic data. Investors are watching for further signs of AI-driven revenue, subscription growth, and whether the stock maintains its $350 level as the year concludes. The next major catalyst for Adobe (ADBE) is its fiscal first-quarter earnings call scheduled for March 12, 2026.

Gold prices rebounded on December 30, 2025, after a sharp year-end selloff, with spot gold rising to about $4,380 an ounce. Gold-linked ETFs and miners like Newmont saw gains, as investors repositioned and anticipated rate-cut signals from the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting minutes. The metal's surge this year is attributed to expectations of easier monetary policy and persistent geopolitical risks.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) is considered one of the ridiculously cheap stocks to buy now, with a significant upside potential despite mixed analyst ratings. Mizuho recently trimmed its price target to $75, aligning with consensus, due to macroeconomic data and management commentary indicating slower Q4 branded checkout growth and reduced Pay with Venmo growth forecasts. While analysts see potential, they are not fully convinced, with varying price targets suggesting both substantial upside and some downside risk for the stock.

Morgan Stanley has reduced its price target on PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) from $74 to $51 and downgraded the stock from Equal Weight to Underweight. This revision is based on anticipated difficulties and time-consuming upgrades to PayPal's branded checkout integrations, along with predictions of slow dollar growth through 2028 due to various factors. The downgrade followed revised profit and margin projections by Morgan Stanley, and PayPal also reported a revenue miss and weak fourth-quarter guidance, despite exceeding EPS forecasts.

Klarna Group (KLAR) has announced a partnership with Coinbase to allow institutional investors to fund Klarna with stablecoins, marking a significant shift for the buy now, pay later company which had previously avoided cryptocurrency. This move follows Klarna's recent introduction of its own stablecoin, KlarnaUSD, and a collaboration with crypto wallet company Privy, as fintech companies globally explore stablecoins. Despite these crypto initiatives, Klarna's stock is down 30.75% YTD.