Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ). Our analysis of options history for PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ) revealed 10 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 80% of traders were bullish, while 20% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 2 were puts, with a value of $207,389, and 8 were calls, valued at $414,144.
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $37.5 and $80.0 for PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ), spanning the last three months.
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
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 activity within a strike price range from $37.5 to $80.0 in the last 30 days.
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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PYPL | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 3.1K | 42 | ||||||
PYPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 8.2K | 103 | ||||||
PYPL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 8.5K | 242 | ||||||
PYPL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 60 | 0 | ||||||
PYPL | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 587 | 0 |
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.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ), we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
With a trading volume of 3,357,655, the price of PYPL is up by 1.32%, reaching $59.75.
Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
Next earnings report is scheduled for 28 days from now.
Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $73.8.
An analyst from Susquehanna upgraded its action to Positive with a price target of $71.
In a cautious move, an analyst from Goldman Sachs downgraded its rating to Neutral, setting a price target of $69.
An analyst from Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ), which currently sits at a price target of $81.
An analyst from Evercore ISI Group persists with their In-Line rating on PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ), maintaining a target price of $70.
Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowers its rating to Outperform with a new price target of $78.
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