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Bartosiak: Trading PayPal's (PYPL) Earnings with Options

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On Thursday, October 19th, PayPal (PYPL - Free Report) will release its third quarter earnings results after the bell. The company is a Zacks Rank 1 (Strong Buy), and have a Value, Growth, and Momentum score of D.

Dave will look at PayPal’s past earnings, take a look at what is currently going on with the company, and give us his thoughts on their upcoming earnings announcement.

Furthermore, Dave will uncover some potential options trades for investors looking to make a play on PayPal ahead of earnings.

PayPal in Focus

PayPal Holdings, Inc. is a technology platform company. The Company offers online payment solution which allows customers to pay and get paid, withdraw funds to their bank accounts and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in various currencies. It payment platform includes PayPal, PayPal Credit, Venmo and Braintree products. PayPal Holdings, Inc. is based in San Jose, California.

PayPal is expected to report earnings at $0.44 per share according to the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Last quarter they beat earnings expectations by 9.52%. They reported earnings at $0.46per share, beating their estimate of $0.42. They have an average earnings surprise of 4.21% over the last 4 quarters.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

PayPal Holdings, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | PayPal Holdings, Inc. Quote

Bottom Line

How should investors play PayPal ahead of their earnings report? For insights on the best options trades, then tune in at 1:00pm CST today to see David’s thoughts.


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