Key TakeawaysPYPL closed at $52. 71 on September 16, 2026, almost exactly where it traded before takeover speculation began.
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PayPal moves up three places as analysts weigh its profit outlook, buybacks and PYUSD growth against slower user gains.

A $50 billion buyout is stalled but Enrique Lores could make a $25 million bonus if Wall Street buys into his plans to transform the payments company.

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It’s another quiet but important week on the earnings front this week, with some key technology names set to report. This week we have Broadcom, Dell Technologies, Palo Alto Networks and Snowflake all set to report.

PayPal now has to prove why $60.50 wasn’t enough
US equity indexes ended lower Friday after government bond yields rose following Federal Reserve Cha
Investing.com -- Software and AI results dominated the week, with Nvidia's blowout quarter, a huge move higher for Salesforce, and strong numbers across cybersecurity. However, PayPal shares have gone the other way.
Stocks are off to a mixed start as all eyes turn toward Jackson Hole, where Kevin Warsh is set to give his first keynote speech as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

On this episode of Stock Movers: - PayPal (PYPL) shares are declining after a consortium of Advent and Stripe has decided to abandon its pursuit of PayPal, according to people familiar with the matter. - Marvell Technology (MRVL) shares are lower following its second-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings report, despite edging past Wall Street expectations on both profit and revenue. - Gap (GAP) shares are soaring after the apparel retailer raised both its adjusted earnings per share and adjusted gross margin outlooks for the full year. The company also announced Michael Francis as the newest CEO of Old Navy, which posted a worse-than-feared comparable sales decline in the quarter.

Futures wavered while Treasury yields rose before Fed chief Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech. Marvell, Affirm, PayPal are big movers.

PayPal shares are tumbling 13% in premarket trading after Bloomberg reported that a group including payments company Stripe and private-equity firm Advent International have abandoned their pursuit of the fintech company. If the losses hold, that stands to be one of PayPal's biggest drops in the past decade. After reaching a peak market cap of well over $300 billion in 2021, PayPal has languished in the last few years as it's struggled to compete in the payments-technology space.

U. S. stock futures were broadly steady on Friday after Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares rallied following the chipmaker’s latest results, while investors turned their attention to Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s scheduled speech at Jackson Hole.
Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were little changed on Friday after Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings reignited the technology rally, with investors now turning their attention to Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s closely watched speech at Jackson Hole. Meanwhile, renewed uncertainty over U.S.-Iran negotiations pushed oil prices higher, while PayPal tumbled after takeover talks collapsed.

Nvidia broke out on earnings but didn't have coattails. Meanwhile several software stocks flashed buy signals on a trio of earnings. Fed chief Kevin Warsh's big speech looms.

Paypal (PYPL) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.
Investing.com -- TikTok is developing a feature that would enable users to send money to each other through direct messages, expanding the social media platform's entry into financial services, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

PayPal Holdings (NasdaqGS: PYPL) is in active talks over a potential acquisition by Stripe and Advent International, following an earlier offer that PayPal rejected. The proposed deal would bring together a major listed digital payments company and a large private fintech group, alongside a global private equity investor. Negotiations are ongoing as of 14 August 2026, with no binding agreement announced and terms still under discussion. With large fintech platforms weighing major...

StoneCo (NASDAQ:STNE) reported second-quarter 2026 results marked by accelerating total payment volume growth, expanding banking deposits and a larger credit portfolio, while management said elevated interest rates and credit-market pressure have made its full-year targets more challenging. Chief E
Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) reported record second-quarter results for 2026, with gross merchandise volume, revenue, subscriber growth and profitability all increasing from a year earlier. The buy now, pay later company also raised its full-year revenue and adjusted earnings outlook, citing momentum across
The blue chip leader will remain more resilient than the fintech challenger.
Visa crossed $4 trillion in global payments volume the same quarter PayPal brought in a new CEO to salvage branded checkout, and the two earnings reports could not paint a more different picture of where fintech power is actually concentrating.
PYPL outlines a transformation plan as branded checkout stabilizes, Venmo expands and the company raises its full-year earnings guidance.
Moby summary of PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s Q2 2026 earnings call
PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) reports a 5% revenue increase and raises full-year guidance despite facing competitive pressures and a slight decline in non-GAAP EPS.
