PayPal Forecast, price target & analysts
PayPal Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation
PayPal Classifications & Recommendation:
PayPal Price Target
| Target Price | $86.00 |
| Price | $61.00 |
| Potential | 40.98% |
| Number of Estimates | 34 |
| 34 Analysts have issued a price target PayPal 2026 . The average PayPal target price is $86.00. This is 40.98% higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is $125.00 104.92% , the lowest is $63.00 3.28% . | |
| A rating was issued by 47 analysts: 24 Analysts recommend PayPal to buy, 22 to hold and 1 to sell. | |
| Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis. | |
| Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the PayPal stock has an average upside potential 2026 of 40.98% . Most analysts recommend the PayPal stock at Purchase. |
Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 to 2028
38 Analysts have issued a sales forecast PayPal 2025 . The average PayPal sales estimate is $32.9b . This is 3.59% higher than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $34.2b 7.52% , the lowest is $31.6b 0.64% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics:
Revenue Estimates
| 2024 | $31.8b | 7.10% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $32.9b | 3.59% |
| 2026 | $35.0b | 6.17% |
| 2027 | $37.3b | 6.81% |
| 2028 | $39.4b | 5.48% |
18 Analysts have issued an PayPal EBITDA forecast 2025. The average PayPal EBITDA estimate is $7.2b . This is 5.78% higher than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $7.5b 10.28% , the lowest is $6.9b 1.93% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:
EBITDA Estimates
| 2024 | $6.8b | 14.53% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.2b | 5.78% |
| 2026 | $7.7b | 6.57% |
| 2027 | $8.2b | 7.32% |
EBITDA Margin
| 2024 | 21.35% | 6.93% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.80% | 2.11% |
| 2026 | 21.88% | 0.37% |
| 2027 | 21.99% | 0.50% |
27 PayPal Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average PayPal net profit estimate is $4.8b . This is 21.69% higher than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $5.2b 30.00% , the lowest is $4.6b 15.00% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:
Net Profit Estimates
| 2024 | $4.0b | 3.91% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.8b | 21.99% |
| 2026 | $5.4b | 12.03% |
| 2027 | $6.1b | 12.52% |
| 2028 | $7.2b | 18.98% |
Net Margin
| 2024 | 12.46% | 2.98% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.68% | 17.78% |
| 2026 | 15.49% | 5.52% |
| 2027 | 16.32% | 5.36% |
| 2028 | 18.40% | 12.75% |
Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 to 2028
27 Analysts have issued a PayPal forecast for earnings per share. The average PayPal EPS is $4.87 . This is 21.75% higher than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest EPS forecast is $5.20 30.00% , the lowest is $4.60 15.00% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:
Earnings Per Share
| 2024 | $3.99 | 3.91% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.87 | 22.06% |
| 2026 | $5.45 | 11.91% |
| 2027 | $6.14 | 12.66% |
| 2028 | $7.30 | 18.89% |
P/E ratio
| Current | 15.07 | 10.24% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.38 | 17.85% |
| 2026 | 11.05 | 10.74% |
| 2027 | 9.82 | 11.13% |
| 2028 | 8.25 | 15.99% |
Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the PayPal stock is valued at an EV/Sales of 1.84 and an P/S ratio of 1.81 .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:
EV/Sales
| Current | 1.91 | 13.18% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.84 | 3.61% |
| 2026 | 1.73 | 5.81% |
| 2027 | 1.62 | 6.37% |
| 2028 | 1.54 | 5.19% |
P/S ratio
| Current | 1.87 | 18.16% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.81 | 3.47% |
| 2026 | 1.70 | 5.81% |
| 2027 | 1.60 | 6.38% |
| 2028 | 1.51 | 5.19% |
Current PayPal Upgrades & Downgrades
| Analyst | Rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo |
Equal-Weight
➜
Equal-Weight
|
Unchanged | Apr 16 2025 |
| Barclays |
Overweight
➜
Overweight
|
Unchanged | Apr 15 2025 |
| B of A Securities |
Buy
➜
Buy
|
Unchanged | Apr 14 2025 |
| Evercore ISI Group |
➜
In-Line
|
Initiated | Apr 09 2025 |
| Monness, Crespi, Hardt |
Buy
➜
Buy
|
Unchanged | Apr 08 2025 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods |
Outperform
➜
Outperform
|
Unchanged | Mar 31 2025 |
| Citizens Capital Markets |
Market Outperform
➜
Market Outperform
|
Unchanged | Feb 26 2025 |
| Analyst Rating | Date |
|---|---|
|
Unchanged
Wells Fargo:
Equal-Weight
➜
Equal-Weight
|
Apr 16 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Barclays:
Overweight
➜
Overweight
|
Apr 15 2025 |
|
Unchanged
B of A Securities:
Buy
➜
Buy
|
Apr 14 2025 |
|
Initiated
Evercore ISI Group:
➜
In-Line
|
Apr 09 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Monness, Crespi, Hardt:
Buy
➜
Buy
|
Apr 08 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods:
Outperform
➜
Outperform
|
Mar 31 2025 |
|
Unchanged
Citizens Capital Markets:
Market Outperform
➜
Market Outperform
|
Feb 26 2025 |
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