NASDAQ: PYPL · Credit Services

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) stock sentiment

Over the past week, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) logged about 527 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 22% bullish across the tracked sources. Wall Street is more cautious, with 7 of 43 analysts rating PYPL a buy.

There is steady buzz around PYPL this week and broad agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.

Wall Street vs the crowd on PYPL

Wall Street’s 16% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 17% to X at 28%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Hold
Buy 7
Hold 33
Sell 3
Avg target $56.92

43 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 7 buy calls against 3 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $56.92.

43 analysts16% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Sell
Crowd bullish 22%
Spread 11 pts
Most bullish X 28%
Most bearish News 17%

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 cooling and the 3 sources broadly agree, so the read is a Sell.

3 sourcesHigh agreement

Who is bullish on PYPL

11pt spread
Wall St
16%
X
28%
Reddit
21%
News
17%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 22%

The crowd runs 6 points hotter than the 16% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 28% bullish while News sits at 17%, a 11-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why PYPL reads Sell

Sell -40.3
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 22.0% bullish, below the 50% neutral line.
-36.4
Trend
More sources are weakening than improving: 1 up, 2 down, 0 flat.
-2.3
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 59.8, a bit above the usual midpoint.
0.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
All 3 sources lean bearish, so the score gets a small penalty.
-3.0

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) buzz held moderate around 56.7 while the price drifted up 3.4% 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 11.8M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, PYPL gained 4.7%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 59.0 and was relatively stable, swinging between 56.7 and 63.0. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 16 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw PYPL this week

Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.

Reddit 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 63.7
Bullish 21%
Mentions 219
Trend Falling
37 subreddits · 30-day context7-day sentiment 0.0
Bullish 21%Neutral 60%Bearish 19%
r/Finanzen Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue in the 30-day context window with 160 mentions.

X 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 71.1
Bullish 28%
Mentions 278
Trend Falling
278 tweets7-day sentiment +0.1
Bullish 28%Neutral 57%Bearish 15%
@alexandr_wang · 30-day context Bullish 0.71
“we’re partnering with to enable customers to seamlessly shop and checkout online with across all PayPal merchants worldwide.”
♥ 2K↻ 154👁 349K views

News 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 44.5
Bullish 17%
Mentions 30
Trend Rising
34 publishers · 30-day context7-day sentiment +0.1
Bullish 17%Neutral 73%Bearish 10%
Yahoo Finance · 30-day context Neutral 0.07
“PayPal Holdings (PYPL) Pushes Deeper Into Credit And AI, Is It Still Undervalued? Recent moves at PayPal Holdings (PYPL) center on a bigger…” Led by Yahoo Finance and PR Newswire.

Polymarket signal

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PayPal Holdings (PYPL) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Oct 10, 2026.

Adanos signalSell
Analyst consensusHold (7 / 33 / 3)
Crowd bullish (7d)22%
Avg price target$56.92
Most bullish sourceX, 28%
Most bearish sourceNews, 17%
Sentiment spread11 pts
Mentions (7d)527
Market cap$47.43B
P/E · Forward P/E10.4 · 9.1
EPS · Beta$5.29 · 1.3
Revenue (TTM)$34.13B · 14% margin
IndustryCredit 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 22% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 527 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 moderately active with 219 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 37 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 21% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.

Is PayPal Holdings (PYPL) bullish or bearish right now?

The crowd reads bearish on PayPal Holdings (PYPL), averaging 22% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 28% bullish and News at 17%, a 11-point spread. On the professional side, 7 of 43 analysts rate PYPL a buy.

What do analysts say about PayPal Holdings (PYPL)?

Of the 43 analysts covering PayPal Holdings (PYPL), 7 rate it a buy, 33 a hold and 3 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $56.92. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 22%.

What is the sentiment on PYPL stock?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL)'s cross-source average is bearish at 22% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 21% bullish, X reads 28% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 17% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.

Why does PYPL carry a sell signal right now?

The cross-source average is bearish for PayPal Holdings (PYPL) at 22% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 17% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on Reddit and X, while news activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.

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

X is the dominant discussion channel with 278 mentions (53% of total volume). Reddit contributes 219 mentions and News contributes 30 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 22% bullish, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.

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 a bearish cross-source average at 22% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. 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.

Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.

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