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PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL)

58.32

+2.25 (4.01%)

as of Jul 28, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 7 opinions in the last 12 months.

PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL) is currently facing significant challenges in the competitive digital payments landscape, with experts expressing concerns about its growth trajectory and market positioning. The stock is perceived as a potential value trap, with some analysts suggesting that despite a low price-to-earnings ratio, the company is struggling to keep pace with emerging technologies like buy now pay later options and stablecoins. Competition from giants such as Apple Pay and Google Pay has intensified, leading to a reduction in profit margins from over 70% a decade ago to around 50%. While there is a belief that the stock may experience a bounce back to the $60-$70 range, experts advocate caution due to weak forward guidance, regulatory issues, and a general downturn in sentiment within the sector. As a result, buying at this time is not recommended until tax-loss selling and portfolio re-evaluations are addressed.

Consensus

Caution

Valuation

Undervalued

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HOLD

He is actually looking closely at this as being comparable to Visa and Mastercard. He likes their XOOM money-transfer business that could compete against Western Union and the banks that charge much higher transaction rates.

DON'T BUY

It's done well this year. They boosted their EPS target, but slashed revenue forecast--heir partnership with Uber may get pushed to Q3 or Q4. He'd rather buy Visa.

SELL

The sector is a great place to be, but high valuations. Multiple on American Express is much lower. If you go into a recession, the credit card companies will get beat up and that would be a great space to look at. He'd sell and wait for a better opportunity to buy in again. Don't put new money to work chasing these.

COMMENT

Paypal vs Visa? He likes fintech stocks. He likes both of PayPal and Visa, but would prefer to own the ETF IPAY-N. Visa is really leaning into the tokenization of the security behind a transaction. PayPal is going a little more direct to the mobile service. All good strategies -- hold the ETF to get good growth and less volatility.

BUY

there are many great acquisitions that they have been doing. Have owned it and would add in the near future.

DON'T BUY

It's a play on e-commerce. She prefers Visa in this sector for its better valuation.

DON'T BUY

This field is getting crowded with Apple Pay coming, though PayPal is a good business. People are using their phones to pay more and more, especially in China which has its own digital payments systems. PayPal's best growth is behind them.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

He sold it to start the year to buy more ETFs. It's pricey now. His price target is $100.65, and it's close to it now. Buy this below $85, but this is volatile. PEG ratio is only 1.47.

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COMMENT

They're getting into emerging markets by buying Venmo. Not cheap though. Price target of $97.85.

WATCH

Nice sideways motion. Big trading range. The longer a stock goes sideways, the bigger the breakout, and he'd play this as a breakout above $90 (long position) or below $75 (short position). He wouldn't buy until it gets above $90. Wait until something happens, and be patient.

WEAK BUY

He likes it. It is a fin-tech. It is expensive, but for a good reason. He struggles with buying it when markets are vulnerable. The growth numbers are good and the platform is good. All the boxes are checked, but it will not be immune in a downturn.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Trading at 32x earnings with a 20% growth rate. The 200-day is trending higher. A really nice trend. A solid stock. $82.50-83.00 is where he'd buy.

HOLD

He holds about 3% of his portfolio in this. In the fintech side, this company is involved in the mobile payment systems for e-commerce.

DON'T BUY

He is neutral to positive on the name. You could look at a V-N or MA-N, which are better valued. It has really appealing moats. Valuation takes his view lower. He is picky in this area. Tech as a sector is a neutral.

WAIT

Chart shows a long upward move in 2017, but starting to get volatile. This year the market might do some chop (see comments under "Market"), and the stock is already seeing some chop. You have to be careful. It’s not necessarily bearish, because it could break out. If it took out the old high, that would be bullish. If it goes into a choppy period and then breaks down through the support of about $67-$68, he would probably make for the exit. Let it play out to see if it can break its old high.

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