PayPal (PYPL) Competitors $91.81 +2.89 (+3.25%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PYPL vs. BABA, SPGI, UBER, PDD, 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), S&P Global (SPGI), Uber Technologies (UBER), PDD (PDD), 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 S&P Global Uber Technologies PDD Fiserv MercadoLibre Relx DoorDash Waste Connections Trip.com Group Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BABA or PYPL? Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than PayPal. Alibaba Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PayPal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlibaba Group$130.35B1.56$11.08B$4.9317.27PayPal$29.77B3.09$4.25B$4.1921.91 Do analysts rate BABA or PYPL? Alibaba Group presently has a consensus price target of $115.13, suggesting a potential upside of 35.20%. PayPal has a consensus price target of $89.32, suggesting a potential downside of 2.71%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than PayPal.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87PayPal 0 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has more volatility and risk, BABA or PYPL? Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BABA or PYPL? Alibaba Group received 872 more outperform votes than PayPal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.38% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 75.72% of users gave PayPal an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlibaba GroupOutperform Votes270084.38% Underperform Votes50015.63%PayPalOutperform Votes182875.72% Underperform Votes58624.28% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BABA or PYPL? 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of PayPal shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PayPal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer BABA or PYPL? In the previous week, PayPal had 18 more articles in the media than Alibaba Group. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for PayPal and 39 mentions for Alibaba Group. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.65 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alibaba Group 16 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PayPal 29 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BABA or PYPL more profitable? PayPal has a net margin of 14.08% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 8.98%. PayPal's return on equity of 23.44% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alibaba Group8.98% 12.28% 7.44% PayPal 14.08%23.44%5.81% SummaryPayPal beats Alibaba Group on 10 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$92.04B$21.18B$26.88B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A2.66%2.77%4.03%P/E Ratio21.9127.51235.8417.33Price / Sales3.098.743,184.08137.15Price / Cash18.7733.3834.2435.97Price / Book4.805.808.364.80Net Income$4.25B$526.53M$669.74M$224.91M7 Day Performance10.14%3.03%2.06%1.77%1 Month Performance1.05%2.25%4.13%2.22%1 Year Performance53.30%13.47%27.10%20.67% PayPal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PYPLPayPal4.2728 of 5 stars$91.81+3.3%$89.32-2.7%+53.3%$92.04B$29.77B21.9127,200Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageGap UpBABAAlibaba Group4.92 of 5 stars$80.85+0.4%$115.13+42.4%+23.6%$192.66B$961.96B16.40204,891Options VolumeSPGIS&P Global4.9001 of 5 stars$481.25-0.3%$583.62+21.3%+14.6%$149.33B$13.77B42.4840,000Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsUBERUber Technologies4.9972 of 5 stars$66.42+0.7%$91.53+37.8%+6.6%$139.86B$41.96B33.0430,400Options VolumePDDPDD4.7691 of 5 stars$96.87+2.3%$173.40+79.0%-25.7%$133.28B$372.11B9.4612,992Short Interest ↓News CoverageFISVFiserv0.4851 of 5 stars$200.51-2.3%N/AN/A$125.95B$18.15B52.9141,000News CoverageMELIMercadoLibre4.8587 of 5 stars$1,739.96-1.1%$2,247.67+29.2%+12.3%$88.21B$18.49B61.4015,638Gap UpRELXRelx1.8748 of 5 stars$45.86-1.1%N/A+18.0%$85.36B$9.30B27.1436,500News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownDASHDoorDash2.9059 of 5 stars$168.38-1.0%$174.30+3.5%+69.6%$69.95B$8.64B-374.1819,300Analyst ForecastInsider TradeWCNWaste Connections4.7208 of 5 stars$175.85+0.6%$199.69+13.6%+21.6%$45.38B$8.69B48.3122,539TCOMTrip.com Group4.703 of 5 stars$63.89+1.2%$74.78+17.0%+87.0%$41.15B$48.74B19.1336,249Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BABA Alternatives SPGI Alternatives UBER Alternatives PDD 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 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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