Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for PayPal (PYPL)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL):

• 7/7/2026 – PayPal is now covered by Barclays PLC. They set an “underweight” rating and a $42.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – PayPal had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $46.00 to $42.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – PayPal had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler.
• 6/29/2026 – PayPal had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $40.00 to $41.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 5/20/2026 – PayPal had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.. They now have a $42.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/12/2026 – PayPal had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $45.00 to $44.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 5/11/2026 – PayPal had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $50.00 to $45.00.

PayPal Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. PayPal’s dividend payout ratio is presently 10.51%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Frank Keller sold 10,732 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.96, for a total value of $536,170.72. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 41,567 shares in the company, valued at $2,076,687.32. This trade represents a 20.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 3,379 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.79, for a total transaction of $144,587.41. Following the transaction, the insider owned 30,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,325,762.57. This represents a 9.83% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 20,612 shares of company stock worth $966,623. 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.