Paypal (PYPL) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors

Paypal (PYPL) closed the most recent trading day at $65.64, moving -3.01% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.3%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.48%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 0.03%. Prior to today's trading, shares of the technology platform and digital payments company had lost 0.43% lagged the Business Services sector's gain of 2.34% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.09%.Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Paypal in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on October 28, 2025. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $1.21, indicating a 0.83% growth compared to the equivalent quarter last year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $8.21 billion, up 4.65% from the year-ago period. For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $5.22 per share and a revenue of $33.06 billion, demonstrating changes of +12.26% and +3.97%, respectively, from the preceding year. Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Paypal. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook. Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system. The Zacks Rank system, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.27% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Paypal is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). In terms of valuation, Paypal is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 12.95. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 15.17 of its industry. Also, we should mention that PYPL has a PEG ratio of 1.05. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. The average PEG ratio for the Financial Transaction Services industry stood at 1.26 at the close of the market yesterday. The Financial Transaction Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 56, placing it within the top 23% of over 250 industries. The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1. Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions. Free Report: Profiting from the 2nd Wave of AI ExplosionThe next phase of the AI explosion is poised to create significant wealth for investors, especially those who get in early. It will add literally trillion of dollars to the economy and revolutionize nearly every part of our lives.Investors who bought shares like Nvidia at the right time have had a shot at huge gains.But the rocket ride in the "first wave" of AI stocks may soon come to an end. The sharp upward trajectory of these stocks will begin to level off, leaving exponential growth to a new wave of cutting-edge companies.Zacks' AI Boom 2.0: The Second Wave report reveals 4 under-the-radar companies that may soon be shining stars of AI’s next leap forward.Access AI Boom 2.0 now, absolutely free >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks