Speaker 1: PayPal Holdings is trading at about sixty seven dollars and
Speaker 1: forty one cents in United States currency as of its
Speaker 1: most recent close on October seventeenth, twenty twenty five, reflecting
Speaker 1: a relatively flat pattern for the month. The trading volume
Speaker 1: on the seventeenth was approximately eleven million shares, which is
Speaker 1: below the three month average volume of about fourteen and
Speaker 1: a half million shares, suggesting muted trading activity compared to
Speaker 1: usual levels. The market capitalization of PayPal currently stands at
Speaker 1: roughly sixty four point four billion United States dollars, placing
Speaker 1: it outside the top tier of global public companies by valuation.
Speaker 1: Analyst sentiment on PayPal in October twenty twenty five is mixed.
Speaker 1: The consensus target among thirty one leading Wall Street analysts
Speaker 1: is about eighty three dollars and forty four cents, which
Speaker 1: suggests a potential upside of close to twenty four percent
Speaker 1: from current prices. Sixteen of these analysts rate the shares
Speaker 1: a buy, twelve rate them a hold, and three recommend selling. Notably,
Speaker 1: this rating mix mirrors broader market uncertainty about the pace
Speaker 1: of PayPal's turnaround. Goldman Sachs recently downgraded PayPal to a
Speaker 1: cell rating, setting a price target of seventy dollars, indicating
Speaker 1: skepticism over the company's near term prospects. Recent news from
Speaker 1: PayPal centers on the company's launch of its Ads Manager platform,
Speaker 1: a move that signals an attempt to diversify revenue streams
Speaker 1: beyond core payments. Management has forecasted revenue hitting approximately thirty
Speaker 1: eight point one billion United States dollars, with expected earnings
Speaker 1: of five point four billion United States dollars by the
Speaker 1: year twenty twenty eight, assuming a five point six percent
Speaker 1: annual growth rate. However, this strategic shift is still in
Speaker 1: its early stages and its impact is not yet clear
Speaker 1: from the latest trading action. As newer competitors continue to
Speaker 1: eat into paypals once dominant online payments market, investor focus
Speaker 1: has shifted to whether PayPal can rekindle meaningful growth. Stock
Speaker 1: price forecasts for the end of October are near sixty
Speaker 1: seven dollars, and while some forecasts project incremental gains through
Speaker 1: twenty twenty six, market confidence in rapid recovery appears limited. Overall.
Speaker 1: PayPal enters late twenty twenty five as a company in transition,
Speaker 1: with investor skepticism high, and trading volatility muted as many
Speaker 1: wait for clearer signs of sustainable improvement.