PayPal (PYPL) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 4/24/2026 – PayPal had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $39.00 to $45.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – PayPal is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set a “market perform” rating and a $52.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – PayPal had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $54.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – PayPal was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets to “hold”.
• 4/21/2026 – PayPal had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $48.00 to $55.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/17/2026 – PayPal was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 4/16/2026 – PayPal was given a new $50.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 4/16/2026 – PayPal had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Mizuho. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock, down from $60.00.
• 4/10/2026 – PayPal had its price target raised by BNP Paribas Exane from $41.00 to $43.50. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/8/2026 – PayPal had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $42.00 to $48.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/31/2026 – PayPal is now covered by Loop Capital. They set a “hold” rating and a $46.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/5/2026 – PayPal is now covered by Bank of America Corporation. They set a “neutral” rating and a $48.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/2/2026 – PayPal had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by KGI Securities. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/24/2026 – PayPal had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein.
• 2/23/2026 – PayPal had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial, Inc..
• 2/23/2026 – PayPal had its “sell” rating reaffirmed by Wolfe Research.

PayPal Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th were paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 4th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. PayPal’s payout ratio is 10.35%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PayPal news, CAO Chris Natali sold 2,208 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.73, for a total transaction of $98,763.84. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 1,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $50,992.20. The trade was a 65.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Frank Keller sold 29,581 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.02, for a total value of $1,361,317.62. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 51,567 shares in the company, valued at $2,373,113.34. This trade represents a 36.45% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 87,608 shares of company stock valued at $3,831,535. Insiders own 0.63% of the company’s stock.

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a global digital payments platform that enables consumers and merchants to send and receive payments online, on mobile devices and at the point of sale. The company provides a broad set of payment solutions, including a digital wallet, merchant payment processing, checkout services, invoicing and fraud-management tools. PayPal’s platform is designed to support e-commerce, in-person retail and person-to-person transfers, targeting both individual consumers and businesses of varying sizes.

Key products and services in PayPal’s portfolio include the PayPal wallet and checkout ecosystem, the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile app, Braintree’s developer-focused payment gateway, Xoom for international money transfers, and PayPal Credit and buy-now-pay-later options.