PayPal (PYPL) Competitors $77.63 -0.73 (-0.93%) Closing price 02/20/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$77.71 +0.08 (+0.10%) As of 02/20/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PYPL vs. BABA, PDD, SPGI, UBER, FISV, MELI, RELX, DASH, WCN, and TCOMShould you be buying PayPal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PayPal include Alibaba Group (BABA), PDD (PDD), S&P Global (SPGI), Uber Technologies (UBER), Fiserv (FISV), MercadoLibre (MELI), Relx (RELX), DoorDash (DASH), Waste Connections (WCN), and Trip.com Group (TCOM). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. PayPal vs. Alibaba Group PDD S&P Global Uber Technologies Fiserv MercadoLibre Relx DoorDash Waste Connections Trip.com Group PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to PYPL or BABA? In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 67 more articles in the media than PayPal. MarketBeat recorded 136 mentions for Alibaba Group and 69 mentions for PayPal. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.80 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PayPal 50 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alibaba Group 71 Very Positive mention(s) 27 Positive mention(s) 30 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PYPL or BABA? 68.3% of PayPal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of PayPal shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PYPL or BABA more profitable? PayPal has a net margin of 13.04% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 8.98%. PayPal's return on equity of 23.67% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PayPal13.04% 23.67% 5.83% Alibaba Group 8.98%12.28%7.44% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PYPL or BABA? Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than PayPal. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alibaba Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPayPal$31.80B2.42$4.15B$4.0119.36Alibaba Group$130.35B2.48$11.08B$4.9327.64 Do analysts prefer PYPL or BABA? PayPal currently has a consensus price target of $90.52, indicating a potential upside of 16.60%. Alibaba Group has a consensus price target of $116.93, indicating a potential downside of 14.19%. Given PayPal's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe PayPal is more favorable than Alibaba Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PayPal 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more risk & volatility, PYPL or BABA? PayPal has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PYPL or BABA? Alibaba Group received 871 more outperform votes than PayPal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.36% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 75.66% of users gave PayPal an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPayPalOutperform Votes183175.66% Underperform Votes58924.34% Alibaba GroupOutperform Votes270284.36% Underperform Votes50115.64% SummaryAlibaba Group beats PayPal on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PayPal News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PYPL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PYPL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPayPalBusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$77.52B$22.52B$26.78B$9.15BDividend YieldN/A2.58%2.75%3.85%P/E Ratio19.3631.0042.7615.47Price / Sales2.426.012,548.5484.64Price / Cash14.0132.8335.7938.01Price / Book3.766.087.035.11Net Income$4.15B$670.48M$732.88M$245.88M7 Day Performance-0.44%-2.08%-0.72%-0.90%1 Month Performance-13.52%3.20%1.33%-0.52%1 Year Performance35.06%11.96%22.25%16.50% PayPal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PYPLPayPal4.8464 of 5 stars$77.63-0.9%$90.52+16.6%+32.4%$77.52B$31.80B19.3624,400Positive NewsBABAAlibaba Group3.3991 of 5 stars$124.73+4.3%$115.86-7.1%+86.3%$296.71B$130.35B25.30204,891Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumePDDPDD4.7248 of 5 stars$124.16+2.2%$173.40+39.7%-5.2%$170.83B$34.88B12.1317,403Positive NewsGap UpSPGIS&P Global4.8243 of 5 stars$539.77-0.5%$587.92+8.9%+25.9%$167.49B$12.50B47.6440,450Analyst ForecastPositive NewsUBERUber Technologies4.9325 of 5 stars$79.31-1.2%$90.70+14.4%+6.2%$167.00B$43.98B17.3930,400Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeFISVFiserv0.2079 of 5 stars$230.60+0.3%N/AN/A$144.85B$18.15B60.8441,000Analyst ForecastMELIMercadoLibre4.5107 of 5 stars$2,109.99+2.1%$2,244.69+6.4%+21.3%$106.98B$14.47B74.4515,638Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsRELXRelx1.3384 of 5 stars$51.14-1.5%N/A+15.7%$95.04B$9.91B0.0036,500Dividend IncreaseDASHDoorDash2.8095 of 5 stars$213.38+3.8%$205.45-3.7%+75.1%$88.64B$8.64B-474.1819,300High Trading VolumeWCNWaste Connections4.0195 of 5 stars$189.08+0.1%$201.00+6.3%+12.2%$48.80B$8.02B51.9422,539TCOMTrip.com Group4.4007 of 5 stars$69.25-0.7%$74.78+8.0%+59.5%$44.60B$6.27B20.7336,249Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BABA Alternatives PDD Alternatives SPGI Alternatives UBER Alternatives FISV Alternatives MELI Alternatives RELX Alternatives DASH Alternatives WCN Alternatives TCOM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PYPL) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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