PayPal (PYPL) Competitors

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PYPL vs. AAPL, AFRM, AMZN, COIN, and EBAY

Should 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), and eBay (EBAY).

How does PayPal compare to Apple?

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Apple had 164 more articles in the media than PayPal. MarketBeat recorded 290 mentions for Apple and 126 mentions for PayPal. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat PayPal's score of 0.42 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apple	168 Very Positive mention(s)	40 Positive mention(s)	54 Neutral mention(s)	19 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PayPal	44 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	20 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Apple	$416.16B	10.35	$112.01B	$8.27	35.46
PayPal	$33.17B	1.21	$5.23B	$5.33	8.51

Apple has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Apple has a net margin of 27.15% compared to PayPal's net margin of 15.00%. Apple's return on equity of 146.69% beat PayPal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apple	27.15%	146.69%	34.02%
PayPal	15.00%	25.02%	6.30%

Apple currently has a consensus price target of $305.74, suggesting a potential upside of 4.26%. PayPal has a consensus price target of $56.42, suggesting a potential upside of 24.35%. Given PayPal's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PayPal is more favorable than Apple.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apple	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.66
PayPal	5 Sell rating(s)	32 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07

Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. PayPal pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Apple pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PayPal pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. PayPal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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, 0.6% of PayPal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Apple beats PayPal on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PayPal compare to Affirm?

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

PayPal presently has a consensus target price of $56.42, suggesting a potential upside of 24.35%. Affirm has a consensus target price of $85.28, suggesting a potential upside of 33.23%. Given Affirm's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Affirm is more favorable than PayPal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PayPal	5 Sell rating(s)	32 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07
Affirm	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

PayPal has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Affirm has a beta of 3.72, indicating that its share price is 272% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, PayPal had 98 more articles in the media than Affirm. MarketBeat recorded 126 mentions for PayPal and 28 mentions for Affirm. Affirm's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat PayPal's score of 0.42 indicating that Affirm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PayPal	44 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	20 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Affirm	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than Affirm. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Affirm, 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	$33.17B	1.21	$5.23B	$5.33	8.51
Affirm	$3.72B	5.74	$52.19M	$1.10	58.19

68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of Affirm shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of PayPal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Affirm shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

PayPal has a net margin of 15.00% compared to Affirm's net margin of 9.63%. PayPal's return on equity of 25.02% beat Affirm's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PayPal	15.00%	25.02%	6.30%
Affirm	9.63%	11.57%	3.22%

Summary

Affirm beats PayPal on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PayPal compare to Amazon.com?

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

PayPal currently has a consensus target price of $56.42, indicating a potential upside of 24.35%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $313.09, indicating a potential upside of 14.84%. Given PayPal's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PayPal is more favorable than Amazon.com.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PayPal	5 Sell rating(s)	32 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07
Amazon.com	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	56 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than PayPal. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, 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	$33.17B	1.21	$5.23B	$5.33	8.51
Amazon.com	$716.92B	4.09	$77.67B	$8.36	32.61

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 232 more articles in the media than PayPal. MarketBeat recorded 358 mentions for Amazon.com and 126 mentions for PayPal. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat PayPal's score of 0.42 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PayPal	44 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	20 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Amazon.com	193 Very Positive mention(s)	71 Positive mention(s)	43 Neutral mention(s)	28 Negative mention(s)	13 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

PayPal has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

PayPal has a net margin of 15.00% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 12.22%. PayPal's return on equity of 25.02% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PayPal	15.00%	25.02%	6.30%
Amazon.com	12.22%	19.92%	9.86%

68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of PayPal shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Amazon.com beats PayPal on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PayPal compare to Coinbase Global?

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of PayPal shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than Coinbase Global. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coinbase Global, 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	$33.17B	1.21	$5.23B	$5.33	8.51
Coinbase Global	$6.56B	8.10	$1.26B	$2.66	75.62

In the previous week, Coinbase Global had 34 more articles in the media than PayPal. MarketBeat recorded 160 mentions for Coinbase Global and 126 mentions for PayPal. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Coinbase Global's score of 0.16 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PayPal	44 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	20 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Coinbase Global	44 Very Positive mention(s)	14 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	55 Negative mention(s)	13 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

PayPal has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coinbase Global has a beta of 3.38, indicating that its share price is 238% more volatile than the S&P 500.

PayPal currently has a consensus target price of $56.42, indicating a potential upside of 24.35%. Coinbase Global has a consensus target price of $250.04, indicating a potential upside of 24.30%. Given PayPal's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PayPal is more favorable than Coinbase Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PayPal	5 Sell rating(s)	32 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07
Coinbase Global	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

PayPal has a net margin of 15.00% compared to Coinbase Global's net margin of 12.20%. PayPal's return on equity of 25.02% beat Coinbase Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PayPal	15.00%	25.02%	6.30%
Coinbase Global	12.20%	4.10%	2.08%

Summary

PayPal and Coinbase Global tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PayPal compare to eBay?

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

eBay has a net margin of 17.58% compared to PayPal's net margin of 15.00%. eBay's return on equity of 46.11% beat PayPal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PayPal	15.00%	25.02%	6.30%
eBay	17.58%	46.11%	11.97%

PayPal has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, eBay has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, eBay had 35 more articles in the media than PayPal. MarketBeat recorded 161 mentions for eBay and 126 mentions for PayPal. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat eBay's score of 0.31 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PayPal	44 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	20 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
eBay	45 Very Positive mention(s)	26 Positive mention(s)	61 Neutral mention(s)	19 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than eBay. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than eBay, 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	$33.17B	1.21	$5.23B	$5.33	8.51
eBay	$11.10B	4.31	$2.03B	$4.41	24.41

68.3% of PayPal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of eBay shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of PayPal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of eBay shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

PayPal currently has a consensus target price of $56.42, indicating a potential upside of 24.35%. eBay has a consensus target price of $105.84, indicating a potential downside of 1.67%. Given PayPal's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe PayPal is more favorable than eBay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PayPal	5 Sell rating(s)	32 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07
eBay	1 Sell rating(s)	18 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

PayPal pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. eBay pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. PayPal pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. eBay pays out 28.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. eBay has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. PayPal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

eBay beats PayPal on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PYPL vs. The Competition

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Metric	PayPal	Financial Transaction Services Industry	Business Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$40.77B	$29.32B	$6.43B	$12.12B
Dividend Yield	1.21%	3.04%	3.08%	5.20%
P/E Ratio	8.51	35.71	28.69	25.39
Price / Sales	1.21	8.05	449.62	75.96
Price / Cash	7.07	15.94	23.19	53.47
Price / Book	2.00	5.68	6.20	6.81
Net Income	$5.23B	$1.08B	$201.36M	$333.04M
7 Day Performance	-10.05%	-1.69%	-0.03%	3.17%
1 Month Performance	-1.33%	8.22%	5.59%	7.14%
1 Year Performance	-35.43%	-8.44%	43.25%	41.22%

PayPal Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PYPL PayPal	4.7023 of 5 stars	$45.37 -1.8%	$56.42 +24.4%	N/A	$40.77B	$33.17B	8.51	23,800	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast Options Volume
AAPL Apple	4.3379 of 5 stars	$280.19 +3.3%	$304.31 +8.6%	N/A	$4.11T	$416.16B	33.88	166,000	Trending News Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision
AFRM Affirm	4.4031 of 5 stars	$67.54 +5.1%	$83.76 +24.0%	N/A	$22.50B	$3.24B	83.38	2,206	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
AMZN Amazon.com	4.4841 of 5 stars	$268.38 +1.3%	$310.25 +15.6%	N/A	$2.88T	$716.92B	32.10	1,576,000	Trending News Analyst Forecast Insider Trade Analyst Revision
COIN Coinbase Global	4.1314 of 5 stars	$191.25 +1.9%	$262.07 +37.0%	N/A	$50.50B	$7.18B	43.57	4,951	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Gap Up

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PayPal (PYPL) Competitors