PayPal stock slips as analysts trim targets

Published on 09/10/2026 at 14:47 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

PayPal stock closed at USD 52.17 on September 9, 2026. Goldman Sachs kept a Sell rating at USD 50, while RBC lifted its target to USD 70.

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PayPal Holdings, Inc. stock (ISIN US70450Y1038) closed at USD 52.17 on September 9, 2026, while MarketBeat put its market value at USD 44.63 billion and volume at 9.51 million shares. Goldman Sachs kept a Sell rating at USD 50, and RBC raised its target to USD 70 on the same analyst tape.

Targets point in different directions

That split matters because the range is wide: Goldman Sachs sees the shares at USD 50, or 4.2 percent below the USD 52.17 close, while RBC's move to USD 70 leaves more room on the upside. MarketScreener listed the RBC move on September 10, 2026, after PayPal's conference appearance.

Investing.com said on September 9, 2026 that Freedom Broker lifted its target to USD 72 from USD 60, Bernstein kept a Market Perform rating with USD 55, Truist cut to USD 53 from USD 62, and Mizuho lowered to USD 51 from USD 60. For investors, that cluster keeps the debate centered on valuation rather than on a single fresh catalyst. Investing.com

Quarterly figures stay central

PayPal reported Q2 2026 revenue of USD 8.68 billion and adjusted EPS of USD 1.38 for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, with revenue up 4.8 percent year over year and EPS beating consensus by USD 0.10. MarketBeat also said those results came in on July 28, 2026.

The company had already shown in Q1 2026 that branded checkout TPV grew 2 percent on a currency-neutral basis and that transaction margin dollars excluding interest rose 3 percent. Fortune's transcript from the Q1 2026 call also showed management expecting low single-digit revenue growth in Q2 and full-year adjusted EPS roughly flat to slightly positive. Fortune

52-week range and close

The stock traded between USD 38.46 and USD 79.21 over the past 52 weeks, putting the September 9 close closer to the lower half of that band than to the high. That leaves the current debate anchored on execution, margin mix and the next read on growth rather than on price alone.