PayPal (PYPL) Competitors $69.66 +1.59 (+2.34%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$69.64 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PYPL vs. AAPL, AFRM, AMZN, COIN, EBAY, HOOD, SOFI, PINS, V, and UBERShould you be buying PayPal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PayPal include Apple (AAPL), Affirm (AFRM), Amazon.com (AMZN), Coinbase Global (COIN), eBay (EBAY), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Pinterest (PINS), Visa (V), and Uber Technologies (UBER). PayPal vs. Its Competitors Apple Affirm Amazon.com Coinbase Global eBay Robinhood Markets SoFi Technologies Pinterest Visa Uber Technologies Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AAPL or PYPL? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than PayPal. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApple$391.04B9.85$93.74B$6.5939.39PayPal$31.80B2.09$4.15B$4.6814.88 Is AAPL or PYPL more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to PayPal's net margin of 14.49%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat PayPal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apple24.30% 170.91% 31.94% PayPal 14.49%25.35%6.30% Which has more volatility and risk, AAPL or PYPL? Apple has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AAPL or PYPL? In the previous week, Apple had 207 more articles in the media than PayPal. MarketBeat recorded 279 mentions for Apple and 72 mentions for PayPal. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat PayPal's score of 0.70 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 186 Very Positive mention(s) 28 Positive mention(s) 37 Neutral mention(s) 17 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PayPal 37 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in AAPL or PYPL? 67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate AAPL or PYPL? Apple currently has a consensus target price of $252.47, indicating a potential downside of 2.74%. PayPal has a consensus target price of $82.57, indicating a potential upside of 18.53%. Given PayPal's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PayPal is more favorable than Apple.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Apple 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67PayPal 3 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 SummaryApple beats PayPal on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PayPal News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PYPL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PYPL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPayPalFinancial Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$65.03B$33.74B$28.82B$10.60BDividend YieldN/A2.31%2.87%4.86%P/E Ratio14.8836.6017.8624.06Price / Sales2.0922.08934.36128.87Price / Cash12.1716.2430.1860.64Price / Book3.387.157.706.53Net Income$4.15B$1.11B$197.10M$276.75M7 Day Performance5.47%2.34%-0.28%0.20%1 Month Performance3.49%-4.12%-1.45%1.67%1 Year Performance-13.82%22.88%52.08%32.73% PayPal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PYPLPayPal4.6797 of 5 stars$69.66+2.3%$82.57+18.5%-15.9%$65.03B$31.80B14.8824,400Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAAPLApple4.7628 of 5 stars$252.29+2.0%$248.29-1.6%+9.6%$3.67T$408.63B38.28164,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionAFRMAffirm3.4622 of 5 stars$67.90-1.7%$86.00+26.7%+63.5%$22.49B$3.24B522.352,206Analyst ForecastAMZNAmazon.com4.7911 of 5 stars$213.04-0.7%$266.26+25.0%+14.9%$2.29T$637.96B32.481,556,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCOINCoinbase Global4.0772 of 5 stars$336.02+1.7%$367.94+9.5%+52.0%$84.85B$6.56B32.503,772Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastEBAYeBay4.3869 of 5 stars$92.01+0.9%$84.59-8.1%+50.6%$41.67B$10.28B20.2711,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHOODRobinhood Markets2.7687 of 5 stars$129.91-1.2%$118.94-8.4%+364.1%$116.81B$2.95B65.942,300Insider TradeSOFISoFi Technologies1.9104 of 5 stars$26.54-0.2%$20.71-22.0%+157.0%$31.85B$2.67B55.295,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsInsider TradePINSPinterest4.4225 of 5 stars$32.41-0.6%$42.67+31.6%+3.2%$22.16B$3.65B11.624,666VVisa4.7256 of 5 stars$341.90+1.9%$389.00+13.8%+21.1%$614.72B$35.93B33.3931,600Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeUBERUber Technologies4.8018 of 5 stars$92.29-0.2%$105.68+14.5%+14.6%$192.94B$43.98B15.7231,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAPL Alternatives AFRM Alternatives AMZN Alternatives COIN Alternatives EBAY Alternatives HOOD Alternatives SOFI Alternatives PINS Alternatives V Alternatives UBER Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PYPL) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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