PayPalPYPL
PYPL
About: PayPal was spun off from eBay in 2015 and provides electronic payment solutions to merchants and consumers, with a focus on online transactions. The company had 426 million active accounts at the end of 2023. The company also owns Venmo, a person-to-person payment platform.
Employees: 27,200
0
Funds holding %
of 6,823 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 19 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
111% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 272 | Existing positions closed: 129
56% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 32 [Q2] → 50 (+18) [Q3]
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $43.2B [Q2] → $55.1B (+$11.8B) [Q3]
20% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.86B | Put options by funds: $4.04B
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,713 [Q2] → 1,834 (+121) [Q3]
0.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 70.39% [Q2] → 70.13% (-0.26%) [Q3]
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 631 | Existing positions reduced: 715
Research analyst outlook
19 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$80
13%
downside
Avg. target
$96
5%
upside
High target
$115
25%
upside
19 analyst ratings
13 positive
68%
6 neutral
32%
0 negative
0%
Wells Fargo Andrew Bauch 67% 1-year accuracy 26 / 39 met price target | 13%downside $80 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 16 Jan 2025 |
Citigroup Ashwin Shirvaikar 82% 1-year accuracy 27 / 33 met price target | 6%upside $97 | Buy Maintained | 14 Jan 2025 |
Susquehanna James Friedman 58% 1-year accuracy 38 / 65 met price target | 10%upside $101 | Positive Maintained | 6 Jan 2025 |
Morgan Stanley James Faucette 59% 1-year accuracy 16 / 27 met price target | 2%downside $90 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 18 Dec 2024 |
Barclays Ramsey El-Assal 63% 1-year accuracy 33 / 52 met price target | 20%upside $110 | Overweight Maintained | 17 Dec 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 51 articles about PYPL published over the past 30 days
Neutral
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
2 Stocks Down 32% and 71% That Could Be Big Winners in 2025
The S&P 500 is still within a few percentage points of its all-time high, but some stocks are still relatively cheap. Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, have underperformed the market for several years thanks to the interest rate environment.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
The Best Fintech Stock to Invest $1,000 in Right Now
The fintech market tends to be cyclical, with companies benefiting from surges in consumer spending and borrowing when people are feeling prosperous, but suffering a bit when lean times come along. But that natural volatility can obscure the bigger picture, which is that the fintech space is growing fast.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
Here's Why PayPal Stock Is a Buy Before Feb. 3
PayPal (PYPL 3.25%) was a big winner in 2024, with shares rising by 39% for the year. This handily outpaced the S&P 500 and even beat the high-flying Nasdaq Composite index by more than 10 percentage points.
Neutral
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
Better Fintech Stock to Buy in 2025: PayPal or Visa?
There are many secular trends that have been shaping our economy in recent memory. One area that has deservedly gotten a lot of attention is the intersection of finance and technology.
Positive
Fox Business
1 day ago
PayPal co-founder teases 'great alternative' to credit cards
Affirm co-founder and CEO Max Levchin discusses 'buy now, pay later' on 'The Claman Countdown.'
Positive
The Motley Fool
2 days ago
3 No-Brainer Fintech Stocks to Buy With $200 Right Now
Many fintech stocks soared in 2020 and 2021 as pandemic-driven digital transactions, stimulus checks, and low interest rates generated strong tailwinds for the sector. But in 2022 and 2023, a lot of those stocks tumbled as inflation, rising rates, and other macroeconomic headwinds curbed consumer spending and crushed higher-growth stocks.
Positive
The Motley Fool
2 days ago
3 No-Brainer Payments Stocks to Buy Right Now for Less Than $1,000
If you're on a quest to build lasting wealth in the stock market, the secret is simple: Invest in high-quality companies and hold onto them for the long term. One of the most effective strategies is consistently growing your investment account over time and diversifying your holdings across various sectors.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Paypal (PYPL) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights
Paypal (PYPL) concluded the recent trading session at $88.92, signifying a -0.8% move from its prior day's close.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
4 days ago
PayPal: Sell Before Reality Sets In (Technical Analysis)
PayPal's stock has gained over 40% in six months, but long-term technicals and fundamentals indicate potential overvaluation and weakness. Near-term technicals are resilient, but longer-term signals show negative divergence, suggesting a possible major pullback. Revenue and EPS growth are deteriorating, with weak Q4 guidance, making the current valuation multiples appear excessive.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
4 days ago
UK Point of Sale (POS) Software Market to Reach $1.49 Billion by 2030 - Analysis of the Market and Competition Featuring Leading Players Lightspeed, Block, PayPal, TouchBistro, Oracle & More
Large Enterprises Continue to Drive the UK POS Software Market with Demand for Secure, Advanced Solutions Large Enterprises Continue to Drive the UK POS Software Market with Demand for Secure, Advanced Solutions
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