--- title: "Weekly Recap | PYPL.US +0.56%, consensus target below spot" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/302953780.md" description: "PayPal (PYPL) finished the week at $57.02, up 0.56%, beating the S&P 500 by about 1.03 percentage points. The S&P 500 fell 0.47% over the same stretch, so the name held a positive return in a broadly softer tape. The week opened at $55.39 on Monday and pushed higher over the first two sessions, closing Tuesday at $57.14. Wednesday marked the intraweek peak at $57.95, after which momentum cooled; Thursday and Friday traded in a narrow band around $57, with Friday settling at $57.02." datetime: "2026-10-24T06:51:11.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/302953780.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302953780.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/302953780.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | PYPL.US +0.56%, consensus target below spot ## The Week PayPal (PYPL) finished the week at $57.02, up 0.56%, beating the S&P 500 by about 1.03 percentage points. The S&P 500 fell 0.47% over the same stretch, so the name held a positive return in a broadly softer tape. The week opened at $55.39 on Monday and pushed higher over the first two sessions, closing Tuesday at $57.14. Wednesday marked the intraweek peak at $57.95, after which momentum cooled; Thursday and Friday traded in a narrow band around $57, with Friday settling at $57.02. Full-week amplitude came to 5.11%, with the high printed on Wednesday, leaving a sideways-to-slightly-higher profile. ## Key Events The week’s conversation centred on PayPal’s upcoming Q3 report and the split over its turnaround. Two Monday pieces argued that giving up on PayPal ahead of earnings could be a costly mistake, and flagged the stock as the session’s focus. On Tuesday, a broker downgraded PayPal, with Wall Street questioning the pace of the turnaround. Wednesday brought a note that the 12-month price target had been raised to $56.03, implying roughly 2% downside from the current price, a sign of continued caution on upside. Friday saw two more constructive headlines: LianLian Global and PayPal paired up on cross-border payouts for social commerce, marketplaces and e-commerce clients; separately, coverage suggested PayPal was testing its undervalued narrative after a checkout deal with Glance. Overall, the week ran on three threads: earnings expectations, rating divergence and cross-border partnerships. ## Analyst Ratings Coverage totals 44 institutions: 4 rate the stock buy, 3 rate it over, 33 rate it hold, 1 rates it under, and 3 rate it sell, with none at no opinion. The consensus rating is hold, and the consensus target sits at $56.88939, about 0.23% below the latest price of $57.02. The target range is wide, from $36 on the low end to $80 on the high end, pointing to meaningful disagreement among analysts. Within the transaction and payment services industry, PayPal ranks 2nd out of 45 names. ## The Week Ahead On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, PayPal reports fiscal Q3 2026 before the open. The market is looking for EPS of $1.2659 on revenue of $8.706 billion. The same day also brings US durable goods orders, FHFA house prices and consumer confidence, while Monday offers the Dallas Fed manufacturing business activity index. With so much of this week’s debate already tied to the upcoming report, Tuesday’s actual numbers will be the moment the market’s expectations get tested. ## In Short Sentiment into the print looks soft: the consensus rating is hold and the consensus target is marginally below spot, and even though PayPal ranks high in its industry, the Street remains guarded on whether the turnaround can deliver. On the latest trading day, large and super-large lots were net sellers, and small-lot flow also skewed out. At the same time, cross-border deal wins lend some support to the narrative, and valuation is not stretched at roughly 9.95x P/E and 2.46x P/B. The question now is whether next Tuesday’s earnings can force a rethink on the pace of the turnaround, and whether macro data keeps weighing on risk appetite across the payments space. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [PYPL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PYPL.US.md) - [PYPY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PYPY.US.md) - [PYPU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PYPU.US.md) - [PYPG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PYPG.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Paypal Expects FY Adj EPS About $5.60 Versus IBES Estimate $5.38](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303219448.md) - [PayPal Cuts Thousands of Jobs, Bets on AI and Lifts Profit Outlook](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303234488.md) - [PayPal Q3 2026 non-GAAP EPS rises 8% year over year to $1.45](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303217163.md) - [PayPal counts on growing its business beyond payments](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303271155.md) - [PYPL: Q3 EPS rose 8%; diversified growth lifts guidance amid persistent EU checkout headwinds](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303249912.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**