PayPal Holdings, Inc.PYPL

Financial Services
Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates PYPL as Neutral. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a market cap of $48.97B, a P/E of 10.42, a 15.0% net margin, and 7.2% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Jul 16, 2026

The case on PYPL

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case
  • Strong return on equity (25.12%) indicating efficient capital use
  • Attractive valuation with forward P/E of 9.66x and PEG ratio of 0.85x
  • Healthy free cash flow of $4.08B supporting dividend and buybacks
  • Low payout ratio of 5.25% despite high dividend yield signal
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Bear case
  • Overbought RSI at 83.96 suggesting short-term price exhaustion
  • Price trading significantly above Bollinger Bands, indicating potential pullback
  • Negative earnings growth (down 6.2% YoY)
  • Low quick ratio (0.22x) indicating potential liquidity concerns

Key facts

Sector
Financial Services
Market cap
$48.97B
P/E ratio
10.42
Gross margin
40.9%
Net margin
15.0%
Rev growth YoY
7.2%
Price (Jul 16, 2026)
$55.52

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PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) Stock Analysis - ASignal rates it Neutral