PayPal (PYPL) Competitors $76.18 -0.41 (-0.54%) Closing price 07/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$76.09 -0.09 (-0.12%) As of 07/7/2025 07:57 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PYPL vs. AAPL, AFRM, AMZN, COIN, EBAY, HOOD, PINS, SHOP, V, and BABAShould you be buying PayPal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PayPal include Apple (AAPL), Affirm (AFRM), Amazon.com (AMZN), Coinbase Global (COIN), eBay (EBAY), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), Pinterest (PINS), Shopify (SHOP), Visa (V), and Alibaba Group (BABA). PayPal vs. Its Competitors Apple Affirm Amazon.com Coinbase Global eBay Robinhood Markets Pinterest Shopify Visa Alibaba Group Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and risk. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AAPL or PYPL? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than PayPal. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApple$400.37B7.83$93.74B$6.4232.70PayPal$31.80B2.33$4.15B$4.4717.04 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AAPL or PYPL? 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of PayPal shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PayPal shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is AAPL or PYPL more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to PayPal's net margin of 14.26%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat PayPal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apple24.30% 167.24% 31.35% PayPal 14.26%24.59%6.06% Which has more volatility and risk, AAPL or PYPL? Apple has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AAPL or PYPL? Apple presently has a consensus target price of $234.95, indicating a potential upside of 11.91%. PayPal has a consensus target price of $83.42, indicating a potential upside of 9.50%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Apple is more favorable than PayPal.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Apple 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58PayPal 3 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Does the media refer more to AAPL or PYPL? In the previous week, Apple had 220 more articles in the media than PayPal. MarketBeat recorded 257 mentions for Apple and 37 mentions for PayPal. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Apple's score of 0.79 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 139 Very Positive mention(s) 18 Positive mention(s) 60 Neutral mention(s) 28 Negative mention(s) 10 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PayPal 30 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryApple beats PayPal on 12 of the 17 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 PYPL 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 ExcelMetricPayPalFinancial Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$74.49B$35.06B$13.21B$9.02BDividend YieldN/A2.36%2.68%4.08%P/E Ratio17.0430.4128.5620.04Price / Sales2.3310.1939.79108.84Price / Cash13.7020.6126.0728.59Price / Book3.698.016.275.55Net Income$4.15B$1.11B$188.15M$248.49M7 Day Performance1.18%0.13%1.87%4.87%1 Month Performance3.75%2.31%2.51%6.63%1 Year Performance28.92%51.29%37.40%20.38% PayPal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PYPLPayPal4.3923 of 5 stars$76.18-0.5%$83.42+9.5%+27.5%$74.49B$31.80B17.0424,400AAPLApple4.8487 of 5 stars$201.18+0.1%$234.39+16.5%-7.2%$3.01T$391.04B31.34164,000Trending NewsAFRMAffirm2.0329 of 5 stars$67.79+1.3%$65.05-4.0%+149.5%$21.84B$2.32B-322.452,006AMZNAmazon.com4.2838 of 5 stars$218.98+0.9%$245.81+12.3%+11.7%$2.32T$637.96B35.621,556,000Trending NewsCOINCoinbase Global3.2171 of 5 stars$351.52-6.3%$291.06-17.2%+59.6%$89.40B$6.56B65.943,772Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastEBAYeBay4.3634 of 5 stars$73.46-0.3%$67.73-7.8%+43.6%$33.90B$10.28B17.5111,500HOODRobinhood Markets3.3616 of 5 stars$83.07-1.7%$62.29-25.0%+312.1%$73.83B$2.95B47.382,300Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPINSPinterest4.1241 of 5 stars$35.67+1.5%$40.52+13.6%-18.1%$24.19B$3.65B13.014,666Positive NewsSHOPShopify3.8691 of 5 stars$112.66-0.4%$115.66+2.7%+72.5%$146.20B$9.38B72.7011,600Positive NewsVVisa4.4622 of 5 stars$348.30+0.7%$372.80+7.0%+31.9%$642.71B$35.93B35.0131,600Positive NewsInsider TradeBABAAlibaba Group4.9391 of 5 stars$113.77-0.1%$154.13+35.5%+42.7%$271.31B$137.30B15.27204,891Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAPL Alternatives AFRM Alternatives AMZN Alternatives COIN Alternatives EBAY Alternatives HOOD Alternatives PINS Alternatives SHOP Alternatives V Alternatives BABA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PYPL) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersF1 Engineering Powers This Electric Marine MotorThe future of marine propulsion has arrived - powered by F-1 grade engineering. 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