PayPay (PAYP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PayPay Corporation is a Japanese financial technology company that operates the PayPay mobile payment platform. Launched in 2018, the service enables consumers to make cashless payments at participating merchants by scanning QR codes or presenting payment codes through a smartphone application.

In addition to in-store payments, PayPay offers online checkout and peer-to-peer money transfers. Its broader ecosystem includes related financial services such as PayPay Card, consumer credit and lending products, investment services, and other digital financial tools, with availability depending on the product and applicable regulations.

PayPay primarily serves consumers and businesses in Japan. The company is associated with the SoftBank and LY Corporation corporate group, which helped establish and develop the platform. PayPay is a private operating company rather than a separately listed issuer, so the stated NASDAQ symbol “PAYP” does not appear to correspond to PayPay Corporation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.21 to $18.90
• 50-Day Range: $14.29 to $18.68
• 52-Week Range: $12.07 to $24.89
• Volume: 514,405 shs
• Average Volume: 792,226 shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.65 billion
• P/E Ratio: 62.27
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $24.45
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

PayPay Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PayPay scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 115th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

PayPay has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

PayPay has a consensus price target of $24.45, representing about 30.9% upside from its current price of $18.68.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PayPay has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PayPay are expected to grow by 30.00% in the coming year, from $0.80 to $1.04 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PayPay is 62.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PayPay is 62.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.54.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PayPay has a PEG Ratio of 0.74. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PayPay has a P/B Ratio of 4.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.48% of the float of PayPay has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PayPay has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.87.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PayPay has recently increased by 6.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

PayPay does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

PayPay does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.66

News Sentiment

PayPay has a news sentiment score of 0.66. 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 0.87 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for PayPay this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for PAYP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PayPay insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

PayPay has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Transaction & Payment Processing Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PAYP
• CIK: 2080845
• Web: paypay.ne.jp
• Phone: 81-3-6885-8181
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,994
• Year Founded: 2018

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PayPay: $24.45
• High Price Target: $31.00
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.69
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 62.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.35
• P/E Growth: 0.74
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.04
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.51 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.03
• Cash Flow: $1.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.04
• Book Value: $4.25 per share
• Price / Book: 4.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 676,960,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $12.65 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A