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PayPal (PYPL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$69.68 +2.38 (+3.54%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$69.94 +0.26 (+0.37%)
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About PayPal Stock (NASDAQ:PYPL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$67.89
$71.26
50-Day Range
$65.64
$78.22
52-Week Range
$55.85
$93.66
Volume
28.46 million shs
Average Volume
11.00 million shs
Market Capitalization
$66.57 billion
P/E Ratio
13.15
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$84.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

PayPal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

PYPL MarketRank™: 

PayPal scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 12th out of 325 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 2.44, and is based on 17 buy ratings, 15 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    PayPal has a consensus price target of $84.50, representing about 21.3% upside from its current price of $69.68.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    PayPal has been the subject of 10 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 14.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.44.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of PayPal is 14.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 26.57.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    PayPal has a PEG Ratio of 1.04. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    PayPal has a P/B Ratio of 3.38. 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

    3.25% 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 2.9, 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 2.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • 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

    3.25% 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 2.9, 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 2.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    PayPal has a news sentiment score of 1.07. 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 0.94 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 60 news articles for PayPal this week, compared to 50 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    126 people have searched for PYPL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 48% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    105 people have added PayPal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 84% 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 $1,046,607.00 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 the year. Since then, PYPL shares have decreased by 18.4% and is now trading at $69.68.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. The credit services provider earned $8.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.08 billion. PayPal had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.49%.
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PayPal subsidiaries include HONEY, gopay, Simility, hyperWALLET Systems, Jetlore, iZettle, Swift Capital, and more.

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
7/29/2025
Today
9/29/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/28/2025
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
CIK
1633917
Fax
N/A
Employees
24,400
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$107.00
Low Price Target
$56.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+19.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.44
Research Coverage
34 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.68
Trailing P/E Ratio
15.02
Forward P/E Ratio
14.01
P/E Growth
1.04
Net Income
$4.15 billion
Net Margins
14.49%
Pretax Margin
18.12%
Return on Equity
25.35%
Return on Assets
6.30%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.56
Current Ratio
1.33
Quick Ratio
1.33

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$31.80 billion
Price / Sales
2.12
Cash Flow
$5.86 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.03
Book Value
$20.64 per share
Price / Book
3.41

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
955,380,000
Free Float
954,614,000
Market Cap
$67.30 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.43

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This page (NASDAQ:PYPL) was last updated on 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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