Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ) .

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with PYPL, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what these investors just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 14 uncommon options trades for PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ).

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 50% bullish and 42%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $1,889,890, and 3 are calls, for a total amount of $121,970.

Projected Price Targets

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $60.0 to $125.0 for PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ) over the last 3 months.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for PayPal Holdings's ( PYPL ) options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of PayPal Holdings's ( PYPL ) whale trades within a strike price range from $60.0 to $125.0 in the last 30 days.

PayPal Holdings 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

Biggest Options Spotted:

About PayPal Holdings

PayPal ( PYPL ) was spun off from eBay in 2015 and provides electronic payment solutions to merchants and consumers, with a focus on online transactions. The company had 426 million active accounts at the end of 2023. The company also owns Venmo, a person-to-person payment platform.

Having examined the options trading patterns of PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ), our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance

Current Position of PayPal Holdings

With a volume of 1,103,769, the price of PYPL is down -1.95% at $86.42.

RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.

Next earnings are expected to be released in 40 days.

What Analysts Are Saying About PayPal Holdings

In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $102.8.

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* An analyst from B of A Securities has elevated its stance to Buy, setting a new price target at $103.

* An analyst from Wolfe Research has elevated its stance to Outperform, setting a new price target at $107.

* Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods continues to hold a Outperform rating for PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ), targeting a price of $104.

* An analyst from Morgan Stanley persists with their Equal-Weight rating on PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ), maintaining a target price of $90.

* Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Barclays continues to hold a Overweight rating for PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ), targeting a price of $110.

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