PayPal Holdings Valuation

Is PYPL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PYPL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PYPL (CHF182.69) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF279.67)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PYPL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PYPL?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

PYPL key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA11.8x
PEG Ratio3.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PYPL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PYPL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.8x
UBSG UBS Group
3.1x-34.0%CHF77.9b
PGHN Partners Group Holding
30.8x13.9%CHF30.9b
FI Fiserv
26.9x13.5%US$89.3b
BAER Julius Bär Gruppe
22.4x21.0%CHF10.2b
PYPL PayPal Holdings
15.9x4.4%CHF69.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PYPL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.9x) compared to the peer average (20.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PYPL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Diversified Financial Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a-4.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PYPL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.9x) compared to the European Diversified Financial industry average (11.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PYPL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PYPL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio15.9x
Fair PE Ratio15.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PYPL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PYPL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF182.69
CHF70.01
-61.7%
18.7%CHF132.21CHF54.71n/a36
Apr ’25CHF182.69
CHF65.31
-64.3%
21.6%CHF131.16CHF50.74n/a37
Mar ’25CHF182.69
CHF63.33
-65.3%
21.6%CHF128.07CHF49.46n/a39
Feb ’25CHF182.69
CHF65.11
-64.4%
24.7%CHF124.37CHF48.03n/a37
Jan ’25CHF182.69
CHF65.35
-64.2%
25.8%CHF123.75CHF46.94n/a41
Dec ’24CHF182.69
CHF68.51
-62.5%
25.3%CHF128.31CHF48.67n/a42
Nov ’24CHF182.69
CHF73.83
-59.6%
24.4%CHF130.73CHF49.59n/a44
Oct ’24CHF182.69
CHF82.91
-54.6%
28.3%CHF183.08CHF53.09n/a39
Sep ’24CHF182.69
CHF80.47
-56.0%
26.9%CHF176.11CHF51.07n/a40
Aug ’24CHF182.69
CHF81.22
-55.5%
28.0%CHF172.90CHF50.14n/a43
Jul ’24CHF182.69
CHF84.08
-54.0%
28.1%CHF179.38CHF52.02n/a43
Jun ’24CHF190.00
CHF88.10
-53.6%
26.7%CHF181.22CHF52.55n/a41
May ’24CHF190.00
CHF92.64
-51.2%
22.6%CHF178.76CHF71.50CHF182.6940
Apr ’24CHF190.00
CHF94.68
-50.2%
22.9%CHF182.96CHF64.03CHF182.6940
Mar ’24CHF190.00
CHF95.71
-49.6%
22.2%CHF184.90CHF64.72CHF182.6942
Feb ’24CHF190.00
CHF95.59
-49.7%
21.7%CHF182.20CHF68.16CHF182.6944
Jan ’24CHF190.00
CHF98.18
-48.3%
18.3%CHF148.98CHF69.84CHF182.6942
Dec ’23CHF190.00
CHF102.04
-46.3%
17.9%CHF153.44CHF71.92CHF182.6941
Nov ’23CHF190.00
CHF119.19
-37.3%
13.7%CHF159.28CHF84.62CHF182.6941
Oct ’23CHF190.00
CHF116.03
-38.9%
13.1%CHF154.26CHF81.95CHF182.6940
Sep ’23CHF190.00
CHF117.56
-38.1%
12.8%CHF156.44CHF83.11CHF182.6939
Aug ’23CHF190.00
CHF106.51
-43.9%
23.1%CHF209.04CHF71.26CHF182.6941
Jul ’23CHF190.00
CHF114.99
-39.5%
23.3%CHF211.17CHF76.79CHF182.6944
Jun ’23CHF190.00
CHF116.13
-38.9%
22.8%CHF211.66CHF78.89CHF190.0044
May ’23CHF190.00
CHF121.67
-36.0%
21.7%CHF213.98CHF82.67CHF190.0044

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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