PayPal (PYPL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$64.77 +2.31 (+3.70%)

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$64.48 -0.29 (-0.45%)

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PayPal - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 38 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
15

Buy
21

Based on 38 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for PayPal in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 38 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 15 have given a hold rating, 20 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for PYPL.

Consensus Price Target

$85.88
32.58% Upside

According to the 38 analysts' twelve-month price targets for PayPal, the average price target is $85.88. The highest price target for PYPL is $117.00, while the lowest price target for PYPL is $56.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 32.58% from the current price of $64.77.

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PYPL Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 4/25/24 to 4/25/25	1 Month Ago 3/26/24 to 3/26/25	3 Months Ago 1/26/24 to 1/25/25	1 Year Ago 4/26/23 to 4/25/24
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	20 Buy rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)
Hold	15 Hold rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	23 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$85.88	$90.03	$89.48	$70.47
Forecasted Upside	32.58% Upside	28.67% Upside	0.42% Upside	9.94% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold

PYPL Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

PYPL Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

PayPal Stock vs. The Competition

Type	PayPal	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.53	2.66	2.54
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	32.58% Upside	134.73% Upside	21.27% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent PYPL News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
4/23/2025	Compass Point 5 of 5 stars	Dominick Gabriele Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Sell	$56.00	-8.82%
4/17/2025	Seaport Res Ptn 2 of 5 stars	J. Cantwell Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Hold ➝ Strong Sell
4/16/2025	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars	Andrew Bauch Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$80.00 ➝ $74.00	+21.54%
4/15/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Ramsey El-Assal Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$110.00 ➝ $80.00	+27.92%
4/14/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Jason Kupferberg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$103.00 ➝ $93.00	+48.59%
4/9/2025	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Adam Frisch Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	In-Line	$65.00	+13.22%
4/8/2025	Monness Crespi & Hardt Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Gus Gala Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$120.00 ➝ $90.00	+49.42%
3/31/2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Sanjay Sakhrani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$104.00 ➝ $85.00	+30.47%
3/27/2025	Arete Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	O. Lester Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$81.00	+20.63%
2/28/2025	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	P. Hassler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$92.00	+30.07%
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2/26/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Arvind Ramnani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$85.00 ➝ $76.00	+5.48%
2/26/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	James Faucette Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$79.00 ➝ $80.00	+9.61%
2/26/2025	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Mayank Tandon Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold ➝ Hold
2/10/2025	Macquarie Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Paul Golding Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$115.00 ➝ $117.00	+49.33%
2/5/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform
2/5/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Colin Sebastian Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$100.00 ➝ $95.00	+20.25%
2/4/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight
2/4/2025	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral
1/6/2025	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Positive ➝ Positive	$94.00 ➝ $101.00	+13.60%
12/13/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	D. Peller Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Peer Perform ➝ Outperform	$107.00	+19.69%
12/12/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$100.00 ➝ $100.00	+10.73%
11/1/2024	Phillip Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Accumulate	$80.00 ➝ $90.00	+16.63%
10/30/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$79.00 ➝ $87.00	+10.97%
10/30/2024	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$80.00 ➝ $96.00	+21.58%
10/30/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$72.00 ➝ $85.00	+7.38%
10/30/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$73.00 ➝ $82.00	+3.86%
10/18/2024	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$75.00 ➝ $85.00	+5.55%
10/14/2024	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	D. Dolev Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$90.00 ➝ $100.00	+24.21%
10/10/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	H. Rawat Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$75.00 ➝ $80.00	-2.02%
10/1/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Market Perform
9/23/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$74.00 ➝ $94.00	+22.46%
8/9/2024	Daiwa America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	K. Nishimura Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Moderate Buy ➝ Strong-Buy
8/9/2024	Daiwa Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$68.00 ➝ $72.00	+12.01%
7/31/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$68.00 ➝ $70.00	+6.09%
7/31/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Biggar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy
7/30/2024	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Jeffrey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
7/29/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$70.00 ➝ $65.00	+10.38%
5/31/2024	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Datta Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$80.00	+27.98%
5/1/2024	JMP Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Outperform ➝ Market Outperform	$70.00 ➝ $82.00	+20.73%
2/8/2024	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$85.00	+47.03%
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11/3/2023	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$70.00 ➝ $65.00	+18.05%
10/13/2023	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$69.00	+22.44%
9/18/2023	Moffett Nathanson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$75.00	+16.80%
7/24/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$80.00	+9.44%
6/13/2023	Atlantic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$72.00	+12.98%
5/12/2023	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral
5/10/2023	Edward Jones Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold

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Should I Buy PayPal Stock? PYPL Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these PayPal pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

PayPal
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in PayPal Holdings, Inc.:

The current stock price is around $62.59, which may present a buying opportunity for investors looking for value in the tech sector.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. reported a revenue increase of 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year, indicating growth potential in its business operations.
The company has a strong return on equity of 23.67%, suggesting effective management and profitability relative to shareholder equity.
Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average target price of $85.88, indicating positive sentiment and potential for price appreciation.
With a market capitalization of $61.92 billion, PayPal Holdings, Inc. is a significant player in the digital payments industry, which is expected to continue growing.

PayPal
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in PayPal Holdings, Inc. for these reasons:

Recent downgrades from analysts, including a shift from "hold" to "strong sell," may indicate concerns about the company's future performance.
The stock has a relatively high beta of 1.60, suggesting that it is more volatile than the market, which could lead to greater risk for investors.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, which, while manageable, indicates some reliance on debt financing that could impact financial stability.
Insider selling activity, such as the recent sale of shares by a director, may raise concerns about the confidence of those within the company regarding its future prospects.
The company's earnings per share (EPS) of $1.19, while above estimates, is down from $1.48 in the same quarter last year, indicating potential challenges in maintaining profitability.

PYPL Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 38 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for PayPal is $85.88, with a high forecast of $117.00 and a low forecast of $56.00.
: 38 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PayPal in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 15 hold ratings, 20 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" PYPL shares.
: According to analysts, PayPal's stock has a predicted upside of 32.58% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, PayPal's stock had 2 downgrades and 1 upgrade by analysts.
: PayPal has been rated by research analysts at Arete Research, Bank of America, Barclays, BTIG Research, Citigroup, Compass Point, DZ Bank, Evercore ISI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Macquarie, Monness Crespi & Hardt, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, Piper Sandler, Robert W. Baird, Seaport Res Ptn, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like PayPal less than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating score for PayPal is 2.53 while the average consensus rating score for "computer and technology" companies is 2.66. Learn more on how PYPL compares to other companies.

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PayPal (PYPL) Stock Forecast & Price Target