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Paypal (PYPL) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights
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Paypal (PYPL - Free Report) closed at $56.56 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.27% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.19% loss on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.8%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.1%.
The technology platform and digital payments company's shares have seen a decrease of 5.68% over the last month, not keeping up with the Business Services sector's loss of 0.17% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.26%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Paypal in its upcoming earnings disclosure. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $1.29, marking a 8.4% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $8.81 billion, up 5.31% from the prior-year quarter.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $5.34 per share and revenue of $33.29 billion, indicating changes of +14.84% and 0%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Paypal. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.13% higher within the past month. Paypal presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, Paypal currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 9.78. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 13.33, which means Paypal is trading at a discount to the group.
One should further note that PYPL currently holds a PEG ratio of 0.71. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As the market closed yesterday, the Financial Transaction Services industry was having an average PEG ratio of 0.99.
The Financial Transaction Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 194, this industry ranks in the bottom 21% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.
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Paypal (PYPL) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights
Paypal (PYPL - Free Report) closed at $56.56 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.27% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.19% loss on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.8%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.1%.
The technology platform and digital payments company's shares have seen a decrease of 5.68% over the last month, not keeping up with the Business Services sector's loss of 0.17% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.26%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Paypal in its upcoming earnings disclosure. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $1.29, marking a 8.4% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $8.81 billion, up 5.31% from the prior-year quarter.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $5.34 per share and revenue of $33.29 billion, indicating changes of +14.84% and 0%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Paypal. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.13% higher within the past month. Paypal presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, Paypal currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 9.78. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 13.33, which means Paypal is trading at a discount to the group.
One should further note that PYPL currently holds a PEG ratio of 0.71. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As the market closed yesterday, the Financial Transaction Services industry was having an average PEG ratio of 0.99.
The Financial Transaction Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 194, this industry ranks in the bottom 21% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.