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Electronic means of payment are now very popular because they are safe and convenient to use. Such companies attract clients and partners with their innovations. And PayPal is one of the most well-established companies in this industry. Here are the prospects of investing in its stocks.

PayPal

History of the company and basic information

PayPal is a digital startup. If it is accessible in a certain country, it provides inhabitants of that country with the possibility to store and transact money by using a smartphone connected to the Internet. Currently, the company provides services to almost 250 million users and accepts over 50 currencies.

The company itself was founded in 2000 by Ken Howery, Max Levin, Elon Musk, Luke Nosek, Peter Thiel, and Yu Pan. It was the unification of the companies Confinity and X.com. In 2002, PayPal was sold to eBay but 13 years after this, it became independent again.

PayPal went public through IPO a year after its foundation — in 2002. On NASDAQ, PYPL (stock symbol for PayPal) has been listed since the date it went public. The securities of the company are also tradable on other stock exchanges, and one can buy them through forex brokers or online platforms for stock trading.

PayPal is an innovative company that defines its major goal as making all online payments completely safe and protected. This aim and successful performance of the company in terms of making transactions secure, heavily contribute to the international image of the company.

The company's products

PayPal is a digital product itself. With the help of this startup, clients can do the following operations:

Buy products. Online customers can fund their PayPal accounts and pay for products and services they buy online. PayPal guarantees the complete safety of funds.
Send. PayPal might be used not only to process official payments, which are then taxed but also to send money to other users.
Help for business. PayPal helps businesses to grow. It provides small enterprises with innovative solutions that are designed to improve customer experience. Except for simple payments, businesses can use payment portals for processing both online and offline payments. It also has credit options, which are especially useful for starting businesses.

PayPal stock news

According to Yahoo! Finance, the PayPal stock price today is 113.71 USD (as of the 25th of March 2022). PYPL stock price amounted to 110.62 USD at the beginning of March. This means that quotes have increased by 2.8% over the month.

The current PayPal stock price isn’t the highest point in quote over the passing month. On the 22nd of March, the cost per share was trading at 119.18 USD. The most significant fall during this month happened on the 8th of March when PYPL stock was trading at 93.37 USD.

✅ Benefits of investing in PayPal

PayPal Holdings Inc. is a leading company in the financial sector in terms of innovations. Recently, it has updated its platform and provided it with new capabilities, which have great prospects to attract new clients.
PayPal is about to expand to new markets and new countries, which will make its services accessible to more clients and businesses around the world.
PayPal is working on its own stock trading platform, where investors will be able to benefit from holding securities and assets of different companies.
PayPal has an excellent reputation.

❌ Disadvantages of investing in PayPal

Although PayPal is supposed to be an extremely safe app for transactions, it’s still just an app, which is why it is susceptible to the digital scourge of hacked accounts or other issues.
The competition in the sector of digital payment is constantly growing. Not only do new apps appear, but well-established banks start implementing this service.

Financial performance

In order to figure out whether it’s relevant to invest in the shares of the company, we need to analyze its financial performance over the last few years. In 2020, the company generated total revenue of around 21.4 billion USD. This is 4 billion USD more than the year before. By the end of 21, PayPal Holding Inc. increased these figures by 18.2% up to 25.3 million USD of annual earnings.

Despite increasing revenues, the market capitalization of the company in 2021 was 19.73% lower than the year before — 220.26 billion USD vs 274.41 billion USD. However, the market capitalization in 2021 is much higher than in 2019 because that year the total net worth of PayPal Holdings Inc. was estimated at 126.88 billion USD.

Frequently Asked Questions

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected PayPal's stock price?

On the 1st of March 2020, the stock of PayPal Holdings Inc. was trading at 95.74 USD. Since then, it has increased by 18.7% and is now trading at 113.71 USD (as of the 25th of March).

How does an individual invest in PayPal stock?

>PayPal’s shares are listed on DotBig. To trade these assets you have to register your personal account and choose the financial plan. After you make a deposit that corresponds to the chosen plan, you can invest in shares.

How has PayPal's stock price changed over the last year?

Over the past year, PayPal's share has decreased by 54%.

Is it possible to trade PayPal stock in automatic mode?

If you have a personal account on DotBig, you can trade shares of PayPal Holdings Inc. in automatic mode. Use our trading signals and advisors, or sign up for the services of the social trading platform.

What are other stocks in the Online Payment sector I can choose to invest in?

The industry of digital payments is one of the fastest-growing industries. So you can look for other financial companies’ stocks to invest in. The most popular options are Skrill Group (WI) and Payoneer Global Inc (PAYO)