PayPal (PYPL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$80.94

+1.12 (+1.40%)

(As of 10/18/2024 ET)

PayPal - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

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 35 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
16

Buy
19

Based on 35 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 35 analysts, 16 have given a hold rating, 18 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for PYPL.

Consensus Price Target

$78.03
-3.59% Downside

According to the 35 analysts' twelve-month price targets for PayPal, the average price target is $78.03. The highest price target for PYPL is $100.00, while the lowest price target for PYPL is $60.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -3.59% from the current price of $80.94.

PYPL Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/21/23 to 10/20/24	1 Month Ago 9/21/23 to 9/20/24	3 Months Ago 7/23/23 to 7/22/24	1 Year Ago 10/21/22 to 10/21/23
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	18 Buy rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)
Hold	16 Hold rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	21 Hold rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$78.03	$75.58	$73.82	$86.79
Forecasted Upside	-3.59% Downside	-1.54% Downside	21.47% Upside	62.55% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy

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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	2.57	2.67	2.50
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold
Predicted Upside	-3.59% Downside	1,281.74% Upside	6.19% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent PYPL News	Neutral 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
10/18/2024	Stephens 4 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$75.00 ➝ $85.00	+5.55%
10/17/2024	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$70.00 ➝ $75.00	-6.65%
10/14/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group 2 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$69.00 ➝ $79.00	-2.34%
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%
10/3/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$72.00 ➝ $73.00	-5.73%
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10/1/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Market Perform
9/27/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$85.00 ➝ $92.00	+16.81%
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%
9/18/2024	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$78.00 ➝ $78.00	+6.92%
8/20/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$77.00 ➝ $80.00	+11.59%
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	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$77.00 ➝ $80.00	+21.43%
7/31/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$84.00 ➝ $84.00	+27.00%
7/31/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$71.00 ➝ $72.00	+8.86%
7/31/2024	Macquarie Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$85.00 ➝ $90.00	+34.57%
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
7/31/2024	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Friedman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Positive ➝ Positive	$71.00 ➝ $83.00	+27.69%
7/31/2024	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$80.00 ➝ $80.00	+25.00%
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%
7/29/2024	Monness Crespi & Hardt Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$80.00 ➝ $88.00	+49.43%
6/25/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	In-Line ➝ In-Line	$65.00 ➝ $70.00	+17.81%
6/10/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$79.00 ➝ $81.00	+20.66%
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%
4/30/2024	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold
2/9/2024	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$60.00	+6.89%
2/8/2024	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$85.00	+47.03%
1/9/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$118.00 ➝ $66.00	+6.90%
1/5/2024	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Neutral
12/6/2023	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$77.00 ➝ $66.00	+13.95%
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%
11/2/2023	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$67.00 ➝ $66.00	+19.87%
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%
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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
2/6/2023	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
1/18/2023	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform	$95.00 ➝ $75.00	-6.46%
11/7/2022	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$120.00 ➝ $110.00	+45.87%

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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 Friday, October 11, 2024. 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.:

PayPal's stock price has shown a consistent upward trend, with analysts upgrading the stock and raising price targets, indicating positive market sentiment.
PayPal reported strong earnings results, beating analysts' estimates and demonstrating solid financial performance with a net margin of 14.30% and a return on equity of 22.82%.
Multiple analysts have given PayPal a "buy" or "strong buy" rating, with a consensus target price above the current stock price, suggesting potential for further growth.
PayPal's revenue has been increasing year-over-year, showing a positive trajectory for the company's financial health and stability.
Institutional investors have been increasing their stakes in PayPal, indicating confidence in the company's future prospects and growth potential.

PayPal
Bear Case

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

Despite positive analyst ratings, there is always a level of market risk involved in investing in any stock, including PayPal, which could lead to potential losses.
Competition in the digital payment industry is intense, with other players constantly innovating and entering the market, posing a threat to PayPal's market share.
Market volatility and economic uncertainties can impact PayPal's stock price, leading to fluctuations that may not always align with investor expectations.
Regulatory changes or legal issues in the financial sector could affect PayPal's operations and profitability, creating challenges for the company in the future.
Investors need to consider their risk tolerance and investment goals carefully before committing to PayPal, as with any investment, there are inherent risks involved.

PYPL Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 35 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for PayPal is $78.03, with a high forecast of $100.00 and a low forecast of $60.00.
: 35 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PayPal in the last year. There are currently 16 hold ratings, 18 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 downside of -3.59% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, PayPal's stock had 5 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.
: PayPal has been rated by research analysts at Argus, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Canaccord Genuity Group, Daiwa America, Daiwa Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Macquarie, Mizuho, Monness Crespi & Hardt, Oppenheimer, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, Stephens, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Wells Fargo & Company, and William Blair in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like PayPal less than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating score for PayPal is 2.57 while the average consensus rating score for "computer and technology" companies is 2.67. Learn more on how PYPL compares to other companies.