PayPal (PYPL) Competitors

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

Is PYPL or UBER 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
PayPal	13.04%	23.67%	5.83%
Uber Technologies	22.41%	62.60%	21.97%

Does the media favor PYPL or UBER?

In the previous week, Uber Technologies had 83 more articles in the media than PayPal. MarketBeat recorded 143 mentions for Uber Technologies and 60 mentions for PayPal. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Uber Technologies' score of 0.81 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PayPal	37 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Uber Technologies	73 Very Positive mention(s)	22 Positive mention(s)	37 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, PYPL or UBER?

PayPal has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PYPL or UBER?

PayPal received 1257 more outperform votes than Uber Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.22% of users gave Uber Technologies an outperform vote while only 75.16% of users gave PayPal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PayPal	Outperform Votes 1846 75.16%	Underperform Votes 610 24.84%
Uber Technologies	Outperform Votes 589 75.22%	Underperform Votes 194 24.78%

Do analysts prefer PYPL or UBER?

PayPal currently has a consensus target price of $83.68, suggesting a potential upside of 15.24%. Uber Technologies has a consensus target price of $93.09, suggesting a potential upside of 1.37%. Given PayPal's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PayPal is more favorable than Uber Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PayPal	2 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.51
Uber Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	25 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PYPL or UBER?

68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, PYPL or UBER?

Uber Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than PayPal. Uber Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PayPal, 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
PayPal	$31.89B	2.21	$4.15B	$4.47	16.24
Uber Technologies	$45.38B	4.23	$9.86B	$5.71	16.08

Summary

Uber Technologies beats PayPal on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.