NASDAQ:PYPLPaypal Stock Price, Forecast & News

Paypal's stock was trading at $103.90 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, PYPL shares have increased by 70.6% and is now trading at $177.21. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

35 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Paypal in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 30 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Paypal.

Paypal is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Paypal.

Paypal will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, July 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 6th. The credit services provider reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.08. The credit services provider had revenue of $4.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.72 billion. Paypal had a net margin of 10.27% and a return on equity of 16.06%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.78 earnings per share. View Paypal's earnings history.

Paypal issued an update on its second quarter 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.99-1.03 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.76. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.86465-4.86465 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.79 billion.

35 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Paypal's stock. Their forecasts range from $120.00 to $205.00. On average, they expect Paypal's stock price to reach $157.11 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.3%. View analysts' price targets for Paypal.

Headlines about PYPL stock have been trending negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Paypal earned a news impact score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the credit services provider a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Paypal.

Paypal saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,670,000 shares, an increase of 9.3% from the May 31st total of 12,510,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,540,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Paypal's Current Options Chain.

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Paypal trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PYPL."

Paypal's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Red Spruce Capital LLC (0.00%), Boltwood Capital Management (0.00%), M&R Capital Management Inc. (0.00%), Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.00%) and Modus Advisors LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own Paypal stock include Aaron Anderson, Aaron Karczmer, Adele Louise Pentland, Daniel H Schulman, Frank D Yeary, Gary J Marino, John D Rainey, John J Donahoe, Jonathan Auerbach and William J Ready. View institutional ownership trends for Paypal.

PYPL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Red Spruce Capital LLC, M&R Capital Management Inc., and Boltwood Capital Management. Company insiders that have sold Paypal company stock in the last year include Aaron Karczmer, Adele Louise Pentland, Daniel H Schulman, John D Rainey, and Jonathan Auerbach. View insider buying and selling activity for Paypal.

PYPL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, and Modus Advisors LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Paypal.

Shares of PYPL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of PYPL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $177.21.

Paypal has a market capitalization of $208.04 billion and generates $17.77 billion in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $2.46 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.45 on an earnings per share basis. Paypal employs 23,200 workers across the globe.

The official website for Paypal is www.paypal.com.

Paypal's mailing address is 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA, 95131. The credit services provider can be reached via phone at 408-967-1000 or via email at [email protected]