Speaker 1: PayPal doesn't break character in late December. According to TS
Speaker 1: two tech, the stock finished the regular session on Tuesday
Speaker 1: December twenty three at about fifty nine United States dollars
Speaker 1: and forty one United States cents per share, slipping less
Speaker 1: than one percent on the day as the broader market
Speaker 1: hit new highs. Volume was roughly twelve point one five
Speaker 1: million shares, which TS two tech notes is broadly in
Speaker 1: line with recent typical trading activity, so this was not
Speaker 1: a padda day or a melt up, more normal session
Speaker 1: with a mild negative tilt in after hours trading. The
Speaker 1: same TS two tech update, citing investing dot com reports
Speaker 1: that PayPal shares hovered around fifty nine United States dollars
Speaker 1: and forty cents, essentially flat, saying that traders are waiting
Speaker 1: for the next catalyst rather than reacting to something urgent overnight. Fundamentally,
Speaker 1: PayPal has been trying to change the narrative. Investing dot
Speaker 1: Com reports that in the third quarter twenty twenty five,
Speaker 1: PayPal delivered earnings per share of one United States dollar
Speaker 1: and thirty four cents versus expectations around one United States
Speaker 1: dollar and twenty cents, along with revenue of about eight
Speaker 1: point four to two billion United States dollars that modestly
Speaker 1: top forecasts, and the stock jumps strongly in pre market
Speaker 1: trading after that release. Analyst sentiment, however, remains split. Simply.
Speaker 1: Wall Street notes that as of late December, roughly thirty
Speaker 1: three analysts have an average twelve month price target near
Speaker 1: seventy eight United States dollars and forty eight cents, with
Speaker 1: the highest at one hundred twenty United States dollars and
Speaker 1: the lowest at fifty one United States dollars, implying upside
Speaker 1: of a little more than thirty percent from the recent price,
Speaker 1: but with wide disagreement. Market Beat and the TS two
Speaker 1: Tech Recap both highlight that some firms remain cautious. For example,
Speaker 1: TS two Tech cites a Morgan Stanley downdrad to an
Speaker 1: underweight rating with a price target of five fifty one
Speaker 1: United States dollars based on concerns about slowing branded checkout growth,
Speaker 1: margin pressure, and challenges monetizing Venmo, even as others, including
Speaker 1: a recent Seeking Alpha note, have moved to a strong
Speaker 1: by view and frame PayPal as a turnaround value story. Overall,
Speaker 1: that leaves PayPal trading around the high fifty United States
Speaker 1: dollar range on average volume, with solid recent earnings, but
Speaker 1: a market that is still debating whether this is an
Speaker 1: undervalued recovery play or a maturing, structurally challenged payments incumbent.
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