Trending NewsTrending NewsNASDAQ:PYPL PayPal (PYPL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $57.40 +0.24 (+0.41%) As of 10:37 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About PayPal Stock (NASDAQ:PYPL) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get PayPal alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$57.25▼$57.8150-Day Range$52.17▼$62.3052-Week Range$38.46▼$79.21Volume1.52 million shsAverage Volume17.34 million shsMarket Capitalization$49.10 billionP/E Ratio10.85Dividend Yield0.98%Price Target$56.28Consensus RatingHold Company Overview PayPal Holdings, Inc. operates a global digital payments platform that enables consumers and businesses to send, receive, and manage money online and through mobile devices. Its services support online checkout, peer-to-peer payments, money transfers, digital wallets, and payment processing for merchants. The company's principal consumer brands include PayPal and Venmo, while its merchant and commerce offerings include Braintree, PayPal Zettle, and PayPal Complete Payments. PayPal also operates Xoom, a service for international money transfers, and Honey, a shopping and rewards platform. The company serves consumers and businesses across international markets, supporting transactions in multiple currencies. PayPal was founded in 1998 through the merger of Confinity and X.com and became a subsidiary of eBay before being separated as an independent public company in 2015. Alex Chriss has served as PayPal's president and chief executive officer since September 2023.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More PayPal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks62nd Percentile Overall ScorePYPL MarketRank™: 3.10825013137 of 5 starsPayPal scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 525th out of 847 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingPayPal has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.09, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 33 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for PayPal is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoveragePayPal has been the subject of 24 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about PayPal's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth7.81% Earnings GrowthEarnings for PayPal are expected to grow by 7.81% in the coming year, from $5.38 to $5.80 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of PayPal is 10.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.53.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of PayPal is 10.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.17.Price to Earnings Growth RatioPayPal has a PEG Ratio of 1.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPayPal has a P/B Ratio of 2.60. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about PayPal's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.52% of the float of PayPal has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPayPal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.26, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in PayPal has recently increased by 1.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldPayPal has a dividend yield of 1.00%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthPayPal does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of PayPal is 10.59%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, PayPal will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.66% next year. This indicates that PayPal will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about PayPal's dividend. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.45 News SentimentPayPal has a news sentiment score of 0.45. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 36 news articles for PayPal this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 49 people have searched for PYPL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -4% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows35 people have added PayPal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, PayPal insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $848,095.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.63% of the stock of PayPal is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions68.32% of the stock of PayPal is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about PayPal's insider trading history. Receive PYPL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for PayPal and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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PYPL Stock News HeadlinesPaypal (PYPL) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to KnowOctober 15 at 8:46 PM | finance.yahoo.comWhat Is PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Gaining From Its First Major AI Commerce Rollout?October 15 at 8:46 PM | finance.yahoo.comYour Social Security check is scheduled for a 22% cutThe U.S. now borrows money just to pay interest on money it already borrowed, a pattern economists call a debt death spiral. Interest payments alone now top a trillion dollars a year. The Social Security trust fund is projected to run dry by 2032, which could trigger an automatic 22% cut to benefits. Between 2020 and 2022, the Fed expanded the money supply by 41%. A free 27 page report breaks down these numbers in plain English, including what central banks have been doing with gold.October 16 at 1:00 AM | American Alternative (Ad)Glance and PayPal Bring AI-Powered Shopping and Checkout to Tens of Millions of U.S. ConsumersOctober 15 at 3:46 PM | finance.yahoo.comThe Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Interactive Brokers and Robinhood MarketsOctober 15 at 10:45 AM | theglobeandmail.comPayPal reinstated at Sell equivalent at BofA; FIS, GPN, TOST reinstated at BuyOctober 15 at 10:45 AM | seekingalpha.comRemitly’s September Pullback Tests a Still-Strong Growth Story (PYPL)Remitly stock fell after strong Q2 growth and record profits, as analysts largely rate it a Buy despite risks from immigration policy and rising competition.October 1, 2026 | marketbeat.comBitcoin Is Bouncing Back—Here are 2 Ways to Play the Rebound (PYPL)As Bitcoin rebounds more than 41% from its July low, Coinbase and Strategy shares have rallied too, offering investors equity-market exposure to crypto's recovery.September 30, 2026 | marketbeat.comSee More Headlines PYPL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PYPL shares performed this year? PayPal's stock was trading at $58.38 at the start of the year. Since then, PYPL shares have decreased by 2.1% and is now trading at $57.16. How were PayPal's earnings last quarter? PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 28th. The credit services provider reported $1.38 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.10. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does PayPal have any subsidiaries? PayPal subsidiaries include these companies: HONEY, gopay, Simility, hyperWALLET Systems, Jetlore, iZettle, Swift Capital, and others. Who are PayPal's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of PayPal include Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.03%), Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. (0.03%), Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI (0.03%) and CX Institutional (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Jonathan Auerbach, Frank Keller, Peggy Alford, Aaron Webster, Suzan Kereere, Gail J Mcgovern, Diego Scotti, Deborah M Messemer and Chris Natali. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of PayPal? Shares of PYPL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of PayPal own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that PayPal investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Block (XYZ), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walt Disney (DIS) and Netflix (NFLX). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/28/2026Record date for 9/25 Dividend9/04/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend9/04/2026Dividend Payable9/25/2026Today10/16/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/27/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 PYPL's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. PYPL has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Financial Services Sub-IndustryTransaction & Payment Processing Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:PYPL Previous SymbolNASDAQ:PYPL CIK1633917 Webwww.paypal.com Phone(408) 967-1000FaxN/AEmployees23,800Year Founded1998Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for PayPal$56.28 High Price Target$100.00 Low Price Target$32.00 Potential Upside/Downside-2.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.09 Research Coverage47 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$5.29 Trailing P/E Ratio10.84 Forward P/E Ratio10.70 P/E Growth1.2Net Income$5.23 billion Net Margins14.36% Pretax Margin17.18% Return on Equity24.39% Return on Assets6.06% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.55 Current Ratio1.29 Quick Ratio1.29 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$33.17 billion Price / Sales1.48 Cash Flow$6.71 per share Price / Cash Flow8.58 Book Value$22.00 per share Price / Book2.62Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares855,460,000Free Float850,072,000Market Cap$49.23 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.27 Social Links 7 Stocks to Buy Before the Robotics RevolutionRobotics and automation are rapidly becoming essential infrastructure across healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and many other industries. 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