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Financial Stocks To Research - May 5th

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Key Points

  • MarketBeat's screener flagged PayPal (PYPL), Coinbase (COIN) and Robinhood (HOOD) as the Financial stocks to watch after they recorded the highest dollar trading volume among financials in recent days.
  • PayPal operates a large two‑sided digital payments network that connects merchants and consumers and supports multiple funding sources including bank accounts, cards, Venmo balances, installment products and crypto.
  • Coinbase provides crypto exchange and infrastructure services as a primary financial account for crypto users, while Robinhood is a retail trading platform offering stocks, ETFs, options and crypto, making both sensitive to crypto-market activity and retail investor flows.
  • Five stocks to consider instead of PayPal.

PayPal, Coinbase Global, and Robinhood Markets are the three Financial stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Financial stocks are shares of companies whose primary business is providing financial services—such as banks, insurance companies, asset managers, brokerages, payment processors, and some real estate investment trusts. Investors view them as sensitive to interest rates, credit cycles and regulatory changes, and they often look to them for dividend income and exposure to lending, trading and capital markets activity. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Financial stocks within the last several days.

PayPal (PYPL)

PayPal Holdings, Inc. operates a technology platform that enables digital payments on behalf of merchants and consumers worldwide. It operates a two-sided network at scale that connects merchants and consumers that enables its customers to connect, transact, and send and receive payments through online and in person, as well as transfer and withdraw funds using various funding sources, such as bank accounts, PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products comprising its installment products, credit and debit cards, and cryptocurrencies, as well as other stored value products, including gift cards and eligible rewards.

Read Our Latest Research Report on PYPL

Coinbase Global (COIN)

Coinbase Global, Inc. provides financial infrastructure and technology for the crypto economy in the United States and internationally. The company offers the primary financial account in the crypto economy for consumers; and a marketplace with a pool of liquidity for transacting in crypto assets for institutions.

Read Our Latest Research Report on COIN

Robinhood Markets (HOOD)

Robinhood Markets, Inc. operates financial services platform in the United States. Its platform allows users to invest in stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), American depository receipts, options, gold, and cryptocurrencies. The company offers fractional trading, recurring investments, fully-paid securities lending, access to investing on margin, cash sweep, instant withdrawals, retirement program, around-the-clock trading, and initial public offerings participation services.

Read Our Latest Research Report on HOOD

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