PayPal Holdings · NASDAQ: PYPL · Credit Services

PYPL stock sentiment

Over the past week, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) logged about 858 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 31% bullish but is at odds: X runs 53% bullish while Reddit sits at just 14%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 8 of 43 analysts rating PYPL a buy.

“PYPL is trending because PayPal Expands PYUSD to Polygons major amount Stablecoin Settlement Network, with optimism around this major expansion offset by concern about the company's continued use of the PayPal name.”Adanos /explain

Wall Street vs the crowd on PYPL

Wall Street’s 19% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 14% to X at 53%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Hold
Buy 8
Hold 31
Sell 4
Avg target $51.38

43 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 8 buy calls against 4 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $51.38.

43 analysts19% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Sell
Crowd bullish 31%
Spread 39 pts
Most bullish X 53%
Most bearish Reddit 14%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on PYPL

39pt spread
Wall St
19%
X
53%
News
27%
Reddit
14%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 31%

The crowd runs 12 points hotter than the 19% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 53% bullish while Reddit sits at 14%, a 39-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why PYPL reads Sell

Sell -18.8
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 31.3% bullish, below the 50% neutral line.
-24.3
Trend
More sources are improving than weakening: 2 up, 0 down, 1 flat.
+4.7
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 56.7, a bit above the usual midpoint.
-0.7
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
0 bullish sources and 2 bearish sources keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) buzz held moderate around 52.5 while the price drifted up 9.0% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 16.4M shares. Updated Jul 13, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, PYPL gained 5.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 56.6 and was relatively stable, swinging between 52.5 and 61.0. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 18 of the 18 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw PYPL this week

Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.

Reddit signal

Open source page
Buzz 66.6
Bullish 14%
Mentions 345
Trend Rising
35 subredditsSentiment -0.0
Pos 17%Neu 60%Neg 23%
r/ValueInvesting Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue with 533 mentions this week.

X signal

Open source page
Buzz 77.6
Bullish 53%
Mentions 502
Trend Rising
502 tweetsSentiment +0.1
Pos 49%Neu 34%Neg 17%
@NoLimitGains Bullish 0.78
“PYPL is trading at the same price it was in 2016.”
♥ 845↻ 65👁 126K views

News signal

Open source page
Buzz 25.9
Bullish 27%
Mentions 11
Trend Stable
15 publishersSentiment +0.3
Pos 72%Neu 20%Neg 8%
Yahoo Finance Neutral -0.04
“Is PayPal Stock a Bargain or a Value Trap?” Led by MarketBeat and Yahoo Finance.

Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

Finance Sentiment CLI

Query sentiment for PYPL and 1000+ stocks from your terminal. Filter by source, timeframe and signal strength.

View CLI

Webmaster Widgets

Embed live PYPL sentiment on your own site with drop-in web components.

View Widgets

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Jul 13, 2026.

Adanos signal
Sell
Analyst consensus
Hold (8 / 31 / 4)
Crowd bullish (7d)
31%
Avg price target
$51.38
Most bullish source
X, 53%
Most bearish source
Reddit, 14%
Sentiment spread
39 pts
Mentions (7d)
858
Market cap
$40.86B
P/E · Forward P/E
8.7 · 8.7
EPS · Beta
$5.33 · 1.3
Revenue (TTM)
$33.73B · 15% margin
Industry
Credit Services

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) stock sentiment FAQ

Is PayPal Holdings (PYPL) a buy or sell right now?

Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 31% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 858 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about PYPL stock?

Reddit discussion around PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is active with 345 mentions across 35 tracked subreddits. The tone is 14% bullish with rising 3-day activity momentum, suggesting building attention.

What is the sentiment on PYPL stock?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) sentiment is bearish across all 3 tracked sources. X reads 53% bullish, News reads 27% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 14% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.

Why does PYPL carry a sell signal right now?

Social sentiment data shows consistently bearish discussion around PayPal Holdings (PYPL). All 3 tracked sources lean negative, with reddit being the most bearish at 14% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across Reddit and X. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.

What is driving PayPal Holdings (PYPL) sentiment right now?

X is the dominant discussion channel with 502 mentions (59% of total volume). Reddit contributes 345 mentions and News contributes 11 mentions. Sentiment is bearish across all sources, while reddit and x show rising 3-day activity.

What does the Adanos sell signal mean for PayPal Holdings (PYPL)?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. PYPL's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects consistently bearish sentiment across multiple platforms. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this PYPL sentiment data?

The PYPL sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.

These stocks share a comparable sentiment profile to PayPal Holdings with similar bullish ratios, signal direction and discussion volume. All 6 peers carry sell signals, pointing to broad bearish pressure rather than an PYPL-specific issue.

Explore these stocks

Access the sentiment APIs behind this page

Every data point on this page comes from the Adanos sentiment APIs. Get a free API key and start querying Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sentiment programmatically.

Get Free API Key