PayPal (PYPL) Competitors

Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in UBER or PYPL?

80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UBER or PYPL?

PayPal received 1266 more outperform votes than Uber Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.12% of users gave PayPal an outperform vote while only 75.00% of users gave Uber Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Uber Technologies	Outperform Votes 576 75.00%	Underperform Votes 192 25.00%
PayPal	Outperform Votes 1842 75.12%	Underperform Votes 610 24.88%

Is UBER or PYPL more profitable?

Uber Technologies has a net margin of 22.41% compared to PayPal's net margin of 13.04%. Uber Technologies' return on equity of 62.60% beat PayPal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uber Technologies	22.41%	62.60%	21.97%
PayPal	13.04%	23.67%	5.83%

Which has more volatility and risk, UBER or PYPL?

Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor UBER or PYPL?

In the previous week, PayPal had 27 more articles in the media than Uber Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 128 mentions for PayPal and 101 mentions for Uber Technologies. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Uber Technologies' score of 0.64 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Uber Technologies	52 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PayPal	59 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	32 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer UBER or PYPL?

Uber Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $89.81, indicating a potential upside of 12.77%. PayPal has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.29%. Given PayPal's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PayPal is more favorable than Uber Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uber Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	25 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
PayPal	2 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has better valuation and earnings, UBER or PYPL?

Uber Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than PayPal. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Uber Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Uber Technologies	$43.98B	3.79	$9.86B	$4.56	17.46
PayPal	$31.80B	1.99	$4.15B	$4.01	16.14

Summary

Uber Technologies beats PayPal on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.