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PYPL

๐Ÿฆ Financial Services

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Conservative #404Aggressive #408Moderate Risk
$46.21+1.49%
Day High$46.42
Day Low$45.42
Volume23.5M
Mkt Cap$43.2B
52W Low $3852W High $80
Market Cap
$37.7B
P/E Ratio
7.4
Sector avg: 26.8
Rev Growth
4.3%
Sector avg: 13.4%
Earnings Growth
26.2%
Profit Margin
15.8%
Sector avg: -2.8%
Debt/Equity
0.49

Why This Score

PYPL scores 58.2 on the Conservative profile, blending a fundamental score (80% weight, emphasizing quality and stability (84% of fundamental weight)) with a machine-learning signal (20% weight) trained on 82 features across 30 years of data.

Strengths
  • Strong profitability: ROE of 25.8% exceeds the 15% quality threshold.
  • Attractively valued at 7.4x earnings, below the market average.
  • High conviction (93/100) โ€” fundamental and ML signals agree on this stock.
Risk Factors
  • Signal divergence: Fundamental and ML signals disagree by a significant margin, reducing confidence.

Moderate penalties (-3.8 points) reflect identified risk factors. The overall score balances these against the stock's fundamental strengths.

Score Breakdown

Overall Score58.2
Fundamental Score50.2
ML Score89.0

Score by Horizon

3 Month
71.5
6 Month
79.9
Primary
1 Year
84.1

Quality Assessment

A
Quality Grade
Excellent quality โ€” strong profitability, low leverage, no flags

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation
5%
Confidence
high

Score Composition Waterfall

How each component affects the final score
Backtested Scoring Levers (IC-calibrated from 30y ElasticNet)
Weinstein (12.1%)
0
Declining
Sentiment (2.5%)
38
Negative
Analyst (6.4%)
59
Neutral
Tradability (post-hoc)
99
Grade A
Base
57.8
SHAP
+1.9
Factors
+0.8
Conviction
+1.4
Divergence
-3.6
Final
58.2
Positive adjustment
Negative adjustment
Base blend
Final score

Factor Breakdown

80AVG
Value95
Quality85
Growth75
Stability75
Investment70

Signal SegmentsComputed from ML features

Fundamental (Valuation, Quality, Growth)74.0
Technical (Momentum, Weinstein, Volatility)31.0
External (Sentiment, Analyst, Macro)74.0
Scores below 50 indicate weakness in that segment relative to the universe.

Data Quality

Score
Features
Confidence
Feature Coverage96%

Growth Estimates

Short-term
+0.7% to +5.1%
Medium-term
+1.7% to +8.5%
Long-term
+2.7% to +11.8%

ML Model Core Features100 trained inputs โ†’ ML Score: 89

These features are direct inputs to the machine learning model. The model was trained on these signals alongside 100 features (including 12 momentum/technical indicators) to produce the ML percentile score.

Analyst Intelligence
Consensus Score58.7/100
Target Upside+19.8%
Coverage69 analysts
Market Sentiment
Sentiment Score38.4/100
News Volume1 articles
Technical Stage
Weinstein Stage4 โ€” Declining
12M Momentum-0.4%
6M Momentum-0.4%
Volatility+0.1%
Momentum & Technical
Momentum Acceleration-0.7%
Momentum ConsistencyStrong (0.98)
Relative Strength vs Sector-52.0%
Trend Strength (ADX Proxy)Strong (5.0)
Momentum Quality-0.235
Momentum BreadthNarrow
Macro Regime
Bull RegimeYes
High Vol RegimeNo
S&P 500 Return+25.0%
Yield Curve-0.1bp

Sector-Relative AnalysisIn-model features

Value Trap Signal
42%
High risk โ€” cheap + stagnating
Sector RevGr Rank
P49
Revenue growth vs Financial Services peers
Sector PE Rank
P93
Valuation vs Financial Services peers
Sector FCF Rank
P90
Free cash flow vs Financial Services peers
Growth Deviation
-0.0ฯƒ
Z-score vs sector median
Stagnation Flag
NO
Not flagged
Value trap warning: This stock scores in the top quartile for value trap risk. The combination of below-sector-median revenue growth, low PE, and high free cash flow yield suggests the market is pricing in stagnation. The ML model's sector-relative features (trained on 30 years of data) reduce this stock's score accordingly.

Analysis Signals

Scoring Factors
Fundamental score of 50 relative to sector peers50/100
Machine learning ensemble ranks this stock at the 89th percentileP89
Blended score: 80% fundamental (50) + 20% ML (89) = 58.058.0
Risk assessment: low. Low vol 0.1%; Drawdown 46% โ†’ 0.0ptLow
Earnings quality grade A: strong earnings quality and financial health. Score adjusted by 0 pointsGrade A
SHAP feature alignment: +1.9pt (features align with model priorities)SHAP
Conviction adj: +1.4pt (conviction=N/A)Conviction
Divergence penalty: -3.6pt (ML 39pt higher)Divergence
Risk Factors
Value trap penalty: -0.2ptValue Trap

Sector Peer Comparison(Financial Services โ€” Rank #131 of 356 stocks)

StockScoreP/ERev GrowthMarginMkt Cap
PYPL58.27.44.3%15.8%$37.7B
CME86.427.29.9%57.5%$114.0B
FHB84.911.83.2%24.2%$3.1B
ACT84.58.92.4%54.6%$6.1B
CINF84.210.711.4%18.9%$25.4B
SEIC82.214.010.7%27.3%$9.9B
TROW79.910.13.1%28.5%$20.5B
QQQX79.710.448.6%257.3%$1.4B
IBOC78.210.67.5%40.1%$4.2B
HWC77.812.2-1.5%24.1%$5.6B
FFIN77.518.811.7%30.7%$4.7B
TRMK77.111.934.8%19.3%$2.6B
NMIH77.17.78.4%55.1%$3.0B
EWBC76.712.74.6%28.3%$15.3B
WSFS76.312.8-3.1%21.1%$3.5B
MCHB76.1N/A123.7%23.2%$3.1B
Sector Average47.526.813.4%-2.8%โ€”

Company Overviewvia FMP

PayPal Holdings, Inc. operates a technology platform that enables digital payments on behalf of merchants and consumers worldwide. It provides payment solutions under the PayPal, PayPal Credit, Braintree, Venmo, Xoom, Zettle, Hyperwallet, Honey, and Paidy names. The company's payments platform allows consumers to send and receive payments in approximately 200 markets and in approximately 100 currencies, withdraw funds to their bank accounts in 56 currencies, and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies. PayPal Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

CEO
Jamie S. Miller
Employees
24,400
Beta
1.42
Industry
Financial - Credit Services
FMP-Identified Peers

Technical Picturecomputed from daily prices

RSI (14)
70.2
Overbought
Trend
Bearish
10-day vs 50-day MA
From 52W High
-41.9%
High: $79.5
From 52W Low
+20.2%
Low: $38.46
Moving Averages
10-Day
$43.60
Above
20-Day
$43.30
Above
50-Day
$52.10
Below
200-Day
$65.00
Below
60-Day Support
$38.46
60-Day Resistance
$63.93
Weinstein Stage Analysisbased on 200-day SMA framework
Stage 4 โ€” DecliningScore: 13/100

Stock is in a downtrend below the 200-day moving average. Price is below both the 50-day and 200-day SMAs, indicating sustained selling pressure.

Unfavorable technical position; wait for Stage 1 basing
Price vs 200 SMA
-28.9%
200 SMA Slope (60d)
-6.08%
Falling
Volume Ratio
1.45x
10d avg vs 50d avg
Days in Stage
83
Confidence: 90%

Entry & Exit Zones

Avoid
No Entry
โ€”
No entry โ€” active downtrend
Exit Target
โ€”
Exit position if held
Stop Level
โ€”
No stop โ€” exit recommended

Stage 4 downtrend โ€” price is below both SMA50 and SMA200 with a declining 200-day average. Capital preservation takes priority. Do not buy into a downtrend.

Technical zones only โ€” derived from moving averages and price structure. Not financial advice. Past technical patterns do not guarantee future performance.

Financial Statementslast 4 quarters via FMP

MetricQ4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025
Revenue$8.8B$8.4B$8.3B$7.8B
Gross Profit$3.7B$3.9B$3.8B$3.7B
Operating Income$1.7B$1.5B$1.5B$1.5B
Net Income$1.4B$1.2B$1.3B$1.3B
EPS (Diluted)$1.53$1.30$1.29$1.29
Gross Margin41.9%46.0%46.4%47.7%
Operating Margin19.1%18.1%18.1%19.6%
Net Margin16.4%14.8%15.2%16.5%

Why This Stock

Financial ServicesP/E ratio of 7.4Profit margin 15.8%Earnings quality grade AValuation below sector median (P/E 7.4)

Tradability FilterGrade A โ€” 99/100Score impact: -11.5pt

Volume
100
20.1M avg/day
Dollar Vol
100
$886M/day
Float
100
919M shares
Mkt Cap
96
$37.7B
Range
100
107% spread
Composite Liquidity Score99/100
FDCBA

Multi-Year Range Analysis

Sideways: 0/100
YearLowHighRangeStatus
2021$179.15$310.1653.5%Wide
2022$66.39$196.1098.8%Wide
2023$50.25$88.6355.3%Wide
2024$55.77$93.6650.7%Wide
2025$55.85$93.2550.2%Wide
3-Year Range
60.3%
Narrow Years
0 / 5
Sideways Penalty
None

Growth Projection Adjustment

0.7x dampening
weinstein basing

Growth estimates have been dampened based on technical and fundamental signals. This is a post-hoc adjustment to prevent overly optimistic projections for stocks showing declining momentum or deteriorating fundamentals.

Free Float
98.2%
Outstanding Shares
936M
Bid-Ask Spread
107.0%
Institutional Tradable
Yes

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.