Insider trade

Officer sold ~$49K of PYPL shares in the open market

Traded Aug 18, 2026 · Filed Aug 19, 2026

PayPalPYPL

~$49K
Reported value · 800 sh @ $61.405: 31K
Holds after · shares reported: -12.2%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -0.5%, $60.43 → $53.06 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

PayPal's President, Global Markets sold $49K of PayPal shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Aug 18, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 19, 2026

Officer$25K–$100K

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$49,124

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

21 days after results of Jul 28, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $60.43 on Aug 18, 2026, 55% above its 52-week low and 21% below its high, after a 32% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $39.08 (Feb 12, 2026) to $76.13 (Oct 8, 2025), 58% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $45.65 on Jul 7, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 251 workers was filed in California on August 31, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 13 days after the trade. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

Securities lawsuit open at the trade date

A securities lawsuit naming the company as a defendant was filed on Apr 2, 2026 in the U.S. District Court, N.D. California. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

Norfolk County Retirement System v. PayPal Holdings, Inc., docket 5:26-cv-02849, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant