PayPal (PYPL) Competitors $67.11 -1.65 (-2.40%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$67.06 -0.05 (-0.07%) As of 08/1/2025 07:59 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, SHOP, and VShould 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), Shopify (SHOP), and Visa (V). PayPal vs. Its Competitors Apple Affirm Amazon.com Coinbase Global eBay Robinhood Markets SoFi Technologies Pinterest Shopify Visa 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 institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation. Do analysts rate AAPL or PYPL? Apple currently has a consensus price target of $237.25, suggesting a potential upside of 17.23%. PayPal has a consensus price target of $84.57, suggesting a potential upside of 26.01%. 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) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57PayPal 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.51 Which has better 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$400.37B7.55$93.74B$6.5930.71PayPal$31.80B2.02$4.15B$4.6814.34 Does the media prefer AAPL or PYPL? In the previous week, Apple had 225 more articles in the media than PayPal. MarketBeat recorded 379 mentions for Apple and 154 mentions for PayPal. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Apple's score of 0.80 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 193 Very Positive mention(s) 56 Positive mention(s) 68 Neutral mention(s) 38 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PayPal 70 Very Positive mention(s) 19 Positive mention(s) 37 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 172.48% beat PayPal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apple24.30% 172.48% 31.58% PayPal 14.49%25.35%6.30% Which has more volatility & risk, AAPL or PYPL? Apple has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryApple beats PayPal on 11 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PYPL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$65.69B$32.84B$14.82B$9.54BDividend YieldN/A2.51%2.81%4.09%P/E Ratio14.3427.0524.2723.83Price / Sales2.029.7560.9666.14Price / Cash12.3018.6326.9457.96Price / Book3.177.035.085.54Net Income$4.15B$1.09B$196.77M$259.28M7 Day Performance-13.94%-3.56%-4.31%-4.67%1 Month Performance-12.06%-7.44%-1.18%4.37%1 Year Performance8.28%37.81%28.86%17.91% PayPal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PYPLPayPal4.8799 of 5 stars$67.11-2.4%$84.57+26.0%+2.8%$65.69B$31.80B14.3424,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionAAPLApple4.9189 of 5 stars$213.88+0.1%$234.94+9.8%-7.3%$3.19T$391.04B33.31164,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAFRMAffirm2.1183 of 5 stars$67.09+1.9%$67.82+1.1%+151.4%$21.23B$2.32B-319.482,006News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGap DownAMZNAmazon.com4.7546 of 5 stars$231.44-0.3%$254.33+9.9%+16.7%$2.47T$637.96B37.691,556,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownCOINCoinbase Global3.2055 of 5 stars$391.66-1.3%$320.06-18.3%+48.0%$100.71B$6.56B73.343,772Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownEBAYeBay4.3196 of 5 stars$81.43-1.2%$69.42-14.7%+63.2%$38.01B$10.28B19.3911,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownHOODRobinhood Markets3.3837 of 5 stars$104.85+2.9%$85.29-18.7%+393.6%$90.26B$2.95B59.572,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownSOFISoFi Technologies2.4926 of 5 stars$21.20-1.4%$16.78-20.8%+196.5%$23.78B$2.67B51.715,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownPINSPinterest3.9596 of 5 stars$37.90+0.6%$41.81+10.3%+20.9%$25.55B$3.65B13.834,666Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSHOPShopify3.9889 of 5 stars$124.43+1.9%$119.16-4.2%+104.0%$161.43B$9.38B80.2811,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownVVisa4.6999 of 5 stars$356.93+0.8%$375.52+5.2%+27.4%$653.13B$35.93B35.8731,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAPL Alternatives AFRM Alternatives AMZN Alternatives COIN Alternatives EBAY Alternatives HOOD Alternatives SOFI Alternatives PINS Alternatives SHOP Alternatives V 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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