PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Lifts 2026 Guidance; Share Buybacks Offset 11% Fall in Adjusted Profit
PayPal shares were set to open 0.3% down at $56.07 on Tuesday. The company posted an earnings beat, but core profit drivers were more mixed.
PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) Shares Retain Majority of Bid Premium as Q2 Report Nears
NEW YORK, July 26, 2026, 15:02 EDT — With U.S. markets closed ahead of the weekend, PayPal holds on to nearly two-thirds of its previously reported bid premium.
OnePay Launches $50,000 Loans Amid Near Five-Year Peak in U.S. Credit Applications
New York, July 21, 2026, 06:09 EDT – OnePay has introduced $50,000 personal loans in response to a surge in U.S. credit applications, which have climbed to their highest level in almost five years.
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) trades with 72% chance baked in on Stripe-Advent takeover talk
PayPal Holdings was pricing in about 72% odds for a $60.50 deal. Shares were trading at $56.86 just after 11 a.m. EDT.
PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) up 15% but trails Stripe-Advent bid premium
PayPal Holdings jumped 14.7% before the bell Wednesday after a reported $53 billion-plus bid from Stripe and Advent International. Shares were up, but still traded at a sizable discount to the rumored offer price, showing investors doubt the takeover will go through as proposed.
After hours: chip names slide but rest of US market is quiet
U.S. stock ETF proxies slipped in after-hours trade Wednesday, but losses were lighter than the chip selloff during the main session. SPY last changed hands at $744.85, off 0.12%. QQQ traded at $724.24, down 0.13%. DIA was down 0.13% to $521.72 near 7:52 p.m. ET, according to Investing.com. Nasdaq’s after-hours session runs from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET.
PayPal stock surge shifts short-interest story into next week
PayPal's final trade before the weekend was big.
PayPal edges higher as questions linger over turnaround
PayPal Holdings shares gained over the shortened U.S. trading week. Investors weighed the small move higher as CEO Enrique Lores kept trimming parts of PayPal’s former growth strategy.
PayPal Stock Near $41 as July Earnings Loom After Market Rally
PayPal Holdings, Inc. shares edged higher on Friday, with PYPL closing at $41.53, up 0.7%, according to the company’s stock information page. The move came in a firmer market: the S&P 500 rose 0.5%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7% and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.3%, according to AP’s market recap. MarketWatch’s payments-sector roundup also showed PayPal rising alongside peers including Fidelity National Information Services and Fiserv.
Anthropic Launches Claude for Small Business to Take On Payroll, Invoices and Marketing
On Wednesday, Anthropic rolled out Claude for Small Business—a product that integrates its Claude AI assistant with platforms like Intuit QuickBooks, PayPal, HubSpot, Canva, Docusign, Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. The company says Claude takes on payroll planning, monthly book closures, invoice follow-ups and sales campaign management for smaller firms.
PayPal Stock Stalls Near $45 as Truist Cut Tests the Lores Turnaround
PayPal Holdings didn’t crack on Tuesday, just couldn’t find a direction. The stock hovered around $45.16, posting a modest 0.2% gain after dipping to $44.36 earlier. QQQ dropped roughly 1.7%, with SPY sliding 0.8%.
PayPal Stock Rises After Q1 Beat, But New CEO’s $1.5 Billion Reset Has A Checkout Problem
PayPal topped first-quarter expectations on Tuesday, sending shares up more than 2% in premarket trading and handing new CEO Enrique Lores some early momentum. Revenue increased 7% to $8.35 billion, better than the $8.05 billion LSEG average estimate. Adjusted earnings hit $1.34 per share, also beating the $1.27 analysts anticipated. The payments firm is still contending with sluggish user growth and stiffer wallet competition.
PayPal Stock Gets a Fresh Wall Street Lift — But the Sell Rating Says the Hard Part Isn’t Over
PayPal Holdings Inc. climbed 1.5% Friday after Truist Financial bumped its price target up to $45 from $39, holding firm on its Sell rating. Shares finished at $50.48—well above Truist’s new target—so despite the higher number, the call still reads cautious.
PayPal Holdings Stock Gets a Pre-Earnings Lift, But Truist’s Sell Call Keeps Pressure On
Shares of PayPal Holdings climbed April 24 after Truist’s Matthew Coad bumped his price target up to $45 from $39, holding firm on his Sell rating. Coad pointed to a “mostly positive” payments landscape, referencing stronger U.S. bank numbers and more active consumer spending. Still, he told investors to “choose wisely.” PayPal finished the day at $50.48, up 1.47%—well ahead of Coad’s revised target.
Mastercard’s BVNK Deal Puts Trade Finance Tokenization – and Solana – in Focus
Mastercard has struck a deal to acquire BVNK for as much as $1.8 billion, intensifying the race among heavyweight financial firms looking to embed blockchain into everyday payments and trade finance. Unveiled Tuesday, the agreement hands the card giant a stronger position in stablecoin infrastructure—digital tokens tied to currencies like the dollar—across remittances, business transactions, and payouts.
Circle (CRCL) stock slips in early trade as rate outlook and insider sales take center stage
Circle Internet Group slipped 3.9% to $92.38 early Tuesday, pulling back after the stablecoin issuer’s stock notched another sharp gain just a day earlier.
PayPal stock steadies in premarket as report cools Stripe takeover chatter
PayPal Holdings rose 1.2% to $46.08 in premarket action Friday, clawing back a bit after a 3.8% drop the previous session.
PayPal stock turns choppy after Stripe takeover talk — what traders watch next (PYPL)
PayPal slipped 0.5% to $46.77 as of midday Wednesday, cooling off after Tuesday’s rally, which had drawn deal-hunters back to the stock.
PayPal stock jumps on Stripe takeover chatter as traders brace for next move
PayPal Holdings jumped almost 7% Tuesday, following a Bloomberg News story that private payments player Stripe is weighing an acquisition of PayPal—or at least some of its assets. Both PayPal and Stripe kept quiet on the chatter. Reuters said it couldn't confirm the Bloomberg report independently. Stripe, for its part, landed a $159 billion valuation in a tender offer this day, allowing staff and early backers to offload shares.
PayPal stock price slips as PYPL takeover chatter cools — analysts size up Venmo and Braintree
Shares of PayPal Holdings dropped 1.4% to $43.42 by 11:13 a.m. EST on Tuesday, pulling back after a surge sparked by takeover speculation. The stock had ended Monday at $44.05.
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