PayPal (PYPL) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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PYPL Stock Forecast

PayPal stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $108.78 (represents a 29.36% upside from PYPL’s last price of $84.09) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 36 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

PYPL Price Target

The average price target for PayPal (PYPL) is $108.78 based on 1-year price targets from 36 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $290.00 to $62.00. This represents a potential 29.36% upside from PYPL's last price of $84.09.

PYPL Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 36 Wall Street analysts, PayPal's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for PYPL stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 20 'Buy' (55.56%), 15 'Hold' (41.67%), 1 'Sell' (2.78%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

PayPal Price Target by Analyst

Date	Analyst	Company	Price Target	Price when Published	Price Target/Price when Published	Price Target/Last Closing Price
Oct 30, 2024	Paul Golding	Macquarie	$95.00	$78.73	20.67%	12.97%
Oct 30, 2024	Rufus Hone	BMO Capital	$82.00	$78.98	3.82%	-2.49%
Oct 30, 2024	James Friedman	Susquehanna	$94.00	$80.28	17.09%	11.78%
Oct 29, 2024	Will Nance	Goldman Sachs	$79.00	$78.05	1.22%	-6.05%
Oct 18, 2024	Charles Nabhan	Stephens	$85.00	$79.82	6.49%	1.08%
Oct 17, 2024	Andrew Bauch	Wells Fargo	$75.00	$80.82	-7.20%	-10.81%
Oct 10, 2024	Harshita Rawat	Bernstein	$80.00	$81.65	-2.02%	-4.86%
Oct 03, 2024	Rufus Hone	Capital One Financial	$73.00	$77.44	-5.73%	-13.19%
Sep 23, 2024	Bryan Keane	Deutsche Bank	$94.00	$76.76	22.46%	11.78%
Sep 19, 2024	James Faucette	Morgan Stanley	$71.00	$73.12	-2.90%	-15.57%

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The latest PayPal stock forecast, released on Oct 30, 2024 by Paul Golding from Macquarie, set a price target of $95.00, which represents a 20.67% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($78.73), and a 12.97% increase from PYPL last price ($84.09).

PayPal Price Target by Period

	1M	3M	12M
# Anlaysts	4	12	35
Avg Price Target	$87.50	$81.83	$77.51
Last Closing Price	$84.09	$84.09	$84.09
Upside/Downside	4.06%	-2.69%	-7.82%

In the current month, the average price target of PayPal stock is $87.50, according to 4 Wall Street analysts offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a 4.06% increase as opposed to PayPal's last price of $84.09. This month's average price target is up 6.93% compared to last quarter, and up 12.89% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

Date	Company	Previous Rating	New Rating	Rating Change
Oct 30, 2024	Macquarie	Outperform	Outperform	Hold
Oct 30, 2024	BMO Capital	Market Perform	Market Perform	Hold
Oct 30, 2024	Susquehanna	Positive	Positive	Hold
Oct 30, 2024	UBS	Neutral	Neutral	Hold
Oct 29, 2024	Cowen & Co.	Hold	Hold	Hold
Oct 29, 2024	BTIG	Neutral	Neutral	Hold
Oct 29, 2024	Monness	Buy	Buy	Hold
Oct 18, 2024	Citigroup	Buy	Buy	Hold
Oct 18, 2024	Stephens	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight	Hold
Oct 17, 2024	Wells Fargo	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight	Hold

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PayPal's last stock rating was published by Macquarie on Oct 30, 2024. The company gave PYPL a "Outperform" rating, the same as its previous rate.

PayPal Financial Forecast

PayPal Revenue Forecast

	Dec 28	Sep 28	Jun 28	Mar 28	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$7.42B	$7.29B	$7.04B	$7.38B	$6.85B	$6.81B	$6.48B	$6.92B	$6.18B
Avg Forecast	$10.82B	$10.27B	$10.15B	$9.85B	$10.11B	$9.59B	$9.48B	$9.20B	$9.38B	$8.88B	$8.79B	$8.49B	$8.89B	$8.39B	$8.30B	$8.02B	$8.28B	$7.89B	$7.82B	$7.52B	$7.88B	$7.39B	$7.27B	$6.98B	$7.39B	$6.82B	$6.78B	$6.40B	$6.90B	$6.23B
High Forecast	$11.12B	$10.55B	$10.43B	$10.12B	$10.38B	$9.86B	$9.74B	$9.45B	$9.64B	$9.13B	$9.03B	$8.73B	$9.13B	$8.62B	$8.53B	$8.23B	$8.49B	$7.89B	$7.82B	$7.52B	$7.95B	$7.45B	$7.47B	$7.17B	$7.59B	$6.82B	$6.78B	$6.40B	$6.90B	$6.23B
Low Forecast	$10.56B	$10.02B	$9.91B	$9.62B	$9.87B	$9.36B	$9.25B	$8.98B	$9.15B	$8.67B	$8.58B	$8.29B	$8.68B	$8.19B	$8.10B	$7.87B	$8.14B	$7.89B	$7.82B	$7.52B	$7.84B	$7.25B	$7.10B	$6.82B	$7.21B	$6.82B	$6.78B	$6.40B	$6.90B	$6.23B
# Analysts	6	10	6	12	13	7	7	9	9	7	11	7	6	12	6	14	19	9	6	6	13	29	26	16	21	13	13	20	27	17
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.00%	1.00%	1.01%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.01%	1.00%	0.99%

PayPal's average Quarter revenue forecast for Dec 23 based on 13 analysts is $7.88B, with a low forecast of $7.84B, and a high forecast of $7.95B. PYPL's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a 6.23% increase compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $7.42B (Sep 23).

PayPal EBITDA Forecast

	Dec 28	Sep 28	Jun 28	Mar 28	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21
# Analysts	6	10	6	12	13	7	7	9	9	7	11	7	6	12	6	14	19	9	6	6	13	29	26	16	21	13	13	20	27	17
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1.17B	$1.13B	$1.55B	$1.69B	$1.56B	$1.21B	$1.04B	$1.09B	$1.55B
Avg Forecast	$2.47B	$2.35B	$2.32B	$2.25B	$2.31B	$2.19B	$2.16B	$2.10B	$2.14B	$2.03B	$2.01B	$1.94B	$2.03B	$1.92B	$1.90B	$1.83B	$1.89B	$1.80B	$1.79B	$1.23B	$1.80B	$1.69B	$1.66B	$1.12B	$1.21B	$1.46B	$1.45B	$1.02B	$1.48B	$1.33B
High Forecast	$2.54B	$2.41B	$2.38B	$2.31B	$2.37B	$2.25B	$2.22B	$2.16B	$2.20B	$2.09B	$2.06B	$1.99B	$2.09B	$1.97B	$1.95B	$1.88B	$1.94B	$1.80B	$1.79B	$1.48B	$1.82B	$1.70B	$1.71B	$1.34B	$1.45B	$1.46B	$1.45B	$1.22B	$1.48B	$1.33B
Low Forecast	$2.41B	$2.29B	$2.26B	$2.20B	$2.25B	$2.14B	$2.11B	$2.05B	$2.09B	$1.98B	$1.96B	$1.89B	$1.98B	$1.87B	$1.85B	$1.80B	$1.86B	$1.80B	$1.79B	$983.49M	$1.79B	$1.66B	$1.62B	$894.08M	$968.65M	$1.46B	$1.45B	$812.80M	$1.48B	$1.33B
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.69%	0.68%	1.38%	1.40%	1.06%	0.83%	1.02%	0.74%	1.16%

13 analysts predict PYPL's average Quarter EBITDA for Dec 23 to be $1.80B, with a high of $1.82B and a low of $1.79B. This is 54.11% upper than PayPal's previous annual EBITDA (Sep 23) of $1.17B.

PayPal Net Income Forecast

	Dec 28	Sep 28	Jun 28	Mar 28	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21
# Analysts	6	10	6	12	13	7	7	9	9	7	11	7	6	12	6	14	19	9	6	6	13	29	26	16	21	13	13	20	27	17
Net Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1.02B	$1.03B	$795.00M	$921.00M	$1.33B	$-341.00M	$509.00M	$801.00M	$1.09B
Avg Forecast	$2.09B	$1.98B	$1.83B	$1.65B	$1.82B	$1.75B	$1.61B	$1.45B	$1.50B	$1.44B	$1.34B	$1.26B	$1.33B	$1.29B	$1.24B	$1.15B	$1.15B	$1.10B	$1.01B	$615.89M	$1.40B	$1.26B	$1.19B	$559.90M	$888.97M	$1.03B	$909.56M	$509.00M	$1.17B	$1.13B
High Forecast	$2.16B	$2.05B	$1.90B	$1.71B	$1.89B	$1.81B	$1.67B	$1.51B	$1.56B	$1.49B	$1.39B	$1.31B	$1.38B	$1.34B	$1.28B	$1.25B	$1.21B	$1.10B	$1.01B	$739.07M	$1.41B	$1.29B	$1.21B	$671.88M	$1.07B	$1.03B	$909.56M	$610.80M	$1.17B	$1.13B
Low Forecast	$2.02B	$1.92B	$1.78B	$1.60B	$1.77B	$1.70B	$1.56B	$1.41B	$1.46B	$1.40B	$1.30B	$1.22B	$1.29B	$1.25B	$1.20B	$1.03B	$1.12B	$1.10B	$1.01B	$492.71M	$1.34B	$1.20B	$1.18B	$447.92M	$711.17M	$1.03B	$909.56M	$407.20M	$1.17B	$1.13B
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.81%	0.86%	1.42%	1.04%	1.30%	-0.37%	1.00%	0.68%	0.96%

PayPal's average Quarter net income forecast for Dec 23 is $1.40B, with a range of $1.34B to $1.41B. PYPL's average Quarter net income forecast represents a 36.77% increase compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $1.02B (Sep 23).

PayPal SG&A Forecast

	Dec 28	Sep 28	Jun 28	Mar 28	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21
# Analysts	6	10	6	12	13	7	7	9	9	7	11	7	6	12	6	14	19	9	6	6	13	29	26	16	21	13	13	20	27	17
SG&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$949.00M	$956.00M	$943.00M	$1.04B	$1.01B	$1.11B	$1.20B	$1.77B	$2.31B
Avg Forecast	$1.79B	$1.70B	$1.68B	$1.63B	$1.67B	$1.59B	$1.57B	$1.52B	$1.55B	$1.47B	$1.45B	$1.40B	$1.47B	$1.39B	$1.37B	$1.32B	$1.37B	$1.30B	$1.29B	$2.10B	$1.30B	$1.22B	$1.20B	$1.91B	$1.96B	$1.13B	$1.12B	$1.74B	$1.14B	$1.03B
High Forecast	$1.84B	$1.74B	$1.72B	$1.67B	$1.72B	$1.63B	$1.61B	$1.56B	$1.59B	$1.51B	$1.49B	$1.44B	$1.51B	$1.42B	$1.41B	$1.36B	$1.40B	$1.30B	$1.29B	$2.52B	$1.31B	$1.23B	$1.24B	$2.29B	$2.35B	$1.13B	$1.12B	$2.08B	$1.14B	$1.03B
Low Forecast	$1.75B	$1.66B	$1.64B	$1.59B	$1.63B	$1.55B	$1.53B	$1.48B	$1.51B	$1.43B	$1.42B	$1.37B	$1.43B	$1.35B	$1.34B	$1.30B	$1.35B	$1.30B	$1.29B	$1.68B	$1.30B	$1.20B	$1.17B	$1.53B	$1.57B	$1.13B	$1.12B	$1.39B	$1.14B	$1.03B
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.78%	0.80%	0.49%	0.53%	0.89%	0.99%	0.69%	1.55%	2.24%

PayPal's average Quarter SG&A projection for Dec 23 is $1.30B, based on 13 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $1.30B to $1.31B. The forecast indicates a 37.21% rise compared to PYPL last annual SG&A of $949.00M (Sep 23).

PayPal EPS Forecast

	Dec 28	Sep 28	Jun 28	Mar 28	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21
# Analysts	6	10	6	12	13	7	7	9	9	7	11	7	6	12	6	14	19	9	6	6	13	29	26	16	21	13	13	20	27	17
EPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$0.93	$0.93	$0.70	$0.80	$1.15	$-0.29	$0.44	$0.68	$0.93
Avg Forecast	$2.04	$1.93	$1.79	$1.61	$1.78	$1.71	$1.57	$1.42	$1.47	$1.41	$1.31	$1.23	$1.30	$1.26	$1.21	$1.13	$1.12	$1.07	$0.99	$1.22	$1.36	$1.23	$1.16	$1.10	$1.20	$0.98	$0.87	$0.88	$1.12	$1.08
High Forecast	$2.11	$2.00	$1.85	$1.67	$1.84	$1.77	$1.63	$1.47	$1.52	$1.46	$1.36	$1.28	$1.35	$1.31	$1.25	$1.23	$1.18	$1.08	$0.99	$1.22	$1.37	$1.26	$1.18	$1.14	$1.24	$0.98	$0.87	$0.88	$1.12	$1.08
Low Forecast	$1.98	$1.87	$1.73	$1.56	$1.72	$1.66	$1.52	$1.38	$1.42	$1.36	$1.27	$1.19	$1.26	$1.22	$1.17	$1.01	$1.10	$1.07	$0.99	$1.22	$1.31	$1.18	$1.15	$1.07	$1.16	$0.98	$0.87	$0.88	$1.12	$1.08
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.76%	0.80%	0.64%	0.67%	1.17%	-0.33%	0.50%	0.61%	0.86%

According to 13 Wall Street analysts, PayPal's projected average Quarter EPS for Dec 23 is $1.36, with a low estimate of $1.31 and a high estimate of $1.37. This represents a 46.49% increase compared to PYPL previous annual EPS of $0.93 (Sep 23).

PayPal Peer Comparison by Price Target

Ticker	Company	Last Closing Price	Avg Price Target	Upside/Downside	Avg Rating
PYPL	PayPal	$84.09	$108.78	29.36%	Buy
ALLY	Ally Financial	$35.57	$45.47	27.83%	Buy
V	Visa	$311.85	$295.63	-5.20%	Buy
COF	Capital One Financial	$181.00	$169.68	-6.25%	Hold
MA	Mastercard	$519.46	$486.81	-6.29%	Buy
AXP	American Express Company	$285.55	$212.71	-25.51%	Hold
SOFI	SoFi	$14.42	$10.07	-30.17%	Hold
UPST	Upstart	$71.11	$40.68	-42.79%	Hold

PYPL Forecast FAQ

Is PayPal a good buy?

Yes, according to 36 Wall Street analysts, PayPal (PYPL) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 20 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 55.56% of PYPL's total ratings.

What is PYPL's price target?

PayPal (PYPL) average price target is $108.78 with a range of $62 to $290, implying a 29.36% from its last price of $84.09. The data is based on 36 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will PayPal stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for PYPL stock, the company can go up by 29.36% (from the last price of $84.09 to the average price target of $108.78), up by 244.87% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -26.27% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can PayPal stock reach $130?

PYPL's highest twelve months analyst stock price target of $290 supports the claim that PayPal can reach $130 in the near future.

What is PayPal's current price target trend?

4 Wall Street analysts forecast a $87.5 price target for PayPal (PYPL) this month, up 4.06% from its last price of $84.09. Compared to the last 3 and 12 months, the average price target decreased by -2.69% and decreased by -7.82%, respectively.

What are PayPal's analysts' financial forecasts?

PayPal's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2027) are as follows: average revenue is $38.37B (high $39.43B, low $37.46B), average EBITDA is $8.77B (high $9.01B, low $8.56B), average net income is $6.64B (high $6.87B, low $6.43B), average SG&A $6.34B (high $6.52B, low $6.19B), and average EPS is $6.48 (high $6.71, low $6.28). PYPL's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2028) are as follows: average revenue is $41.09B (high $42.22B, low $40.11B), average EBITDA is $9.39B (high $9.64B, low $9.16B), average net income is $7.55B (high $7.82B, low $7.31B), average SG&A $6.79B (high $6.98B, low $6.63B), and average EPS is $7.37 (high $7.63, low $7.14).

Did the PYPL's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on PayPal's last annual report (Dec 2022), the company's revenue was $27.52B, beating the average analysts forecast of $27.39B by 0.47%. Apple's EBITDA was $5.5B, beating the average prediction of $5.14B by 6.93%. The company's net income was $2.42B, missing the average estimation of $3.33B by -27.42%. Apple's SG&A was $4.36B, missing the average forecast of $5.94B by -26.72%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $2.1, missing the average prediction of $3.92 by -46.49%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Sep 2023), PayPal's revenue was $7.42B, beating the average analysts' forecast of $7.39B by 0.44%. The company's EBITDA was $1.17B, missing the average prediction of $1.69B by -30.77%. PayPal's net income was $1.02B, missing the average estimation of $1.26B by -18.94%. The company's SG&A was $949M, missing the average forecast of $1.22B by -22.25%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.93, missing the average prediction of $1.23 by -24.32%