It’s still a bull thesis, just subverted: PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL)

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, PayPal Holdings Inc [PYPL] stock is trading at $67.98, down -1.69%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The PYPL shares have lost -10.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.69%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

PayPal Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: PYPL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 13, 2025, when Goldman downgraded its rating to a Sell but kept the price target unchanged to $70 for it. Previously, Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Peer Perform on October 03, 2025. Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating to a Neutral. Truist started tracking with a Sell rating for this stock on June 02, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $68. In a note dated April 23, 2025, Compass Point initiated an Sell rating and provided a target price of $56 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of PayPal Holdings Inc fluctuated between $55.85 and $93.66. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $73.8 within the next 12 months. PayPal Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: PYPL] shares were valued at $67.98 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.56% based on the average PYPL price forecast.

Analyzing the PYPL fundamentals

According to PayPal Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:PYPL], the company’s sales were 32.30B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 6.31% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.47% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.23 and Total Capital is 0.17. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.56.

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Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that PayPal Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:PYPL] has a current ratio of 1.33. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.33, while the Cash Ratio is 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.01, the price to book ratio is 3.23 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.55.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Kereere Suzan, President, Global Markets, that happened on Aug 19 ’25 when 4162.0 shares were sold. Officer, SUZAN KEREERE completed a deal on Aug 19 ’25 to buy 4162.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, GM, Consumer Group Scotti Diego sold 3838.0 shares on Jul 31 ’25.

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