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PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) shares clocked seven straight sessions of gains, as the stock rose 1.6% at $77.92 on Thursday.
The digital payments platform gained 5% in the preceding six sessions. The stock has slipped 9% so far this year, compared to an 8% rise in the broader S&P 500 Index.
PYPL is up 6% over the past one month.
Most recently, PayPal has expanded its partnership with the SaaS website builder platform, Wix.com (WIX), for a unified payments experience to merchants.
General Motors updated its full-year profit guidance a couple of days after it pulled its 2025 financial outlook due to the uncertainty over tariffs. General Motors’ Q1 financial results beat on both lines.
“With 436M active users, sticky merchant relationships, and platform-agnostic tech, PayPal’s network moat is stronger than analysts give it credit for,” pointed out a recent Seeking Alpha analysis.
Looking at Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating, PYPL has a Hold rating with a score of 4.6 out of 5. The company received A- in the prospect of profitability, C+ in momentum, while it got a C- growth factor.
Turning to the Wall Street community, 21 analysts gave PYPL a Buy and above rating. 21 analysts have given the stock a Hold recommendation, while two recommended Strong Sell.
Seeking Alpha analysts are positive and see the stock as a Buy.