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PayPal (PYPL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$75.29 +0.97 (+1.31%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$75.32 +0.03 (+0.05%)
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About PayPal Stock (NASDAQ:PYPL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$73.80
$75.70
50-Day Range
$62.54
$75.29
52-Week Range
$55.85
$93.66
Volume
8.63 million shs
Average Volume
10.89 million shs
Market Capitalization
$73.22 billion
P/E Ratio
16.84
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$83.42
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

PayPal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

PYPL MarketRank™: 

PayPal scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 18th out of 314 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    PayPal has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.46, and is based on 18 buy ratings, 15 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    PayPal has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about PayPal's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for PayPal are expected to grow by 11.93% in the coming year, from $5.03 to $5.63 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of PayPal is 16.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.87.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of PayPal is 16.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.25.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    PayPal has a PEG Ratio of 1.23. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    PayPal has a P/B Ratio of 3.65. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about PayPal's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.85% of the float of PayPal has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    PayPal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in PayPal has recently increased by 7.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    PayPal does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    PayPal does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.85% of the float of PayPal has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    PayPal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in PayPal has recently increased by 7.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    PayPal has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 68 news articles for PayPal this week, compared to 49 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    106 people have searched for PYPL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 70 people have added PayPal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, PayPal insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $863,028.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.08% of the stock of PayPal is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    68.32% of the stock of PayPal is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about PayPal's insider trading history.
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PYPL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

PayPal's stock was trading at $85.35 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PYPL shares have decreased by 11.8% and is now trading at $75.29.
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PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.17. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of PayPal: HONEY, gopay, Simility, hyperWALLET Systems, Jetlore, iZettle, Swift Capital, and others.

Top institutional investors of PayPal include Harbor Investment Advisory LLC and Cullen Investment Group LTD.. Insiders that own company stock include Daniel H Schulman, Daniel H Schulman, Jonathan Auerbach, Suzan Kereere, Peggy Alford, Gail J Mcgovern, Gabrielle Scheibe, Frank Keller, Diego Scotti and Deborah M Messemer.
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Shares of PYPL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that PayPal investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Salesforce (CRM) and Walt Disney (DIS).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/29/2025
Today
7/01/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Financial Transaction Services
Sub-Industry
Business Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PYPL
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:PYPL
Fax
N/A
Employees
24,400
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$83.42
High Stock Price Target
$107.00
Low Stock Price Target
$56.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.46
Research Coverage
37 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
16.84
Forward P/E Ratio
14.97
P/E Growth
1.23
Net Income
$4.15 billion
Pretax Margin
17.95%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$31.80 billion
Cash Flow
$5.67 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.29
Book Value
$20.64 per share
Price / Book
3.65

Miscellaneous

Free Float
971,755,000
Market Cap
$73.22 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.45

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This page (NASDAQ:PYPL) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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