PayPal stock falls as takeover hopes fade

Published on 09/02/2026 at 07:24 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

PayPal stock trades near USD 52.7 after the failed Advent and Stripe talks, while Q2 2026 revenue rose to USD 8.68 billion and EPS reached USD 1.38.

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PayPal Holdings, Inc. stock (ISIN US70450Y1038) traded around USD 52.7 on August 31, 2026, after a market selloff linked to the abandoned Advent and Stripe takeover talks. MarketBeat said the shares opened at USD 52.67, while the same review put market capitalization at USD 45.06 billion and volume at 19.83 million shares.

Takeover premium disappears

According to ad-hoc-news.de, the stock fell 12.71 percent when reports emerged that the consortium walked away from a deal near USD 60.50 per share. That gap matters for investors because the current quote is still far below the indicative offer level and leaves PayPal valued in the low-50 USD range instead of the mid-60 USD area implied by the bid.

MarketBeat reported that PayPal posted Q2 2026 earnings per share of USD 1.38, above estimates of USD 1.28, on revenue of USD 8.68 billion versus USD 8.47 billion expected. Revenue increased 4.8 percent year over year, and the company also declared a quarterly dividend of USD 0.14 per share.

Guidance and consensus

The same MarketBeat summary said analysts now show nine Buy ratings, 34 Hold ratings and four Sell ratings, with a consensus Hold and an average price target of USD 56.03. That target sits only modestly above the latest trading level, which shows how quickly sentiment has shifted from takeover value to standalone earnings power.

For the full year 2026, the market summary cited average analyst expectations of USD 5.38 earnings per share. Against the Q2 result of USD 1.38, that implies the second half must still carry most of the earnings load.

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Venmo stays strategic

PayPal's consumer stack still centers on Venmo, the peer-to-peer payments and digital wallet product that remains part of the broader platform. MarketBeat described the company as a global digital payments provider with checkout, wallet, invoicing, fraud management and merchant tools, which keeps the product mix important even when valuation headlines dominate the tape.

52-week range still wide

As of August 31, 2026, PayPal was trading between its 52-week low of USD 38.46 and its 52-week high of USD 79.21, with a market cap of USD 45.06 billion. The stock's position near the middle of that range shows that the post-deal reset has not erased the longer-term rebound, but it has pulled the shares well below the high end.