Street View: PayPal maintains annual forecast amid uncertainty

PayPal PYPL.O beat Wall Street estimates for Q1 profit and maintained its annual profit forecast on Tuesday, despite economic uncertainty

Median PT of the stock is $81 - data compiled by LSEG

CAUTIOUS ABOUT ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY

J.P. Morgan ("Overweight", PT: $75) says branded growth of 4% was a bit soft relative to investor expectations

Macquarie ("Outperform", PT: $95) sees co as a solid choice in uncertain climate

Needham ("Hold") says the uncertain environment is expected to pressure total payment volume in back half of 2025

Piper Sandler ("Neutral", PT: $70) says co remains cautious about uncertainty and how tariffs impact consumer spending

Raymond James ("Market Perform") says 2025 guidance was reiterated despite Q1 upside and better Q2 guidance to account for greater volatility

RBC ("Outperform", PT: $88) views unchanged FY25 guidance as prudent given the uncertain macro view

Canaccord Genuity ("Buy", PT: $96) says Q1 marked steady progress in PayPal's business

Monness Crespi Hardt ("Buy", PT: $95) views guidance provides increased cushion to PYPL

Jefferies ("Hold", PT: $70) says Q1 beat and better Q2 guidancee allowed reiteration of FY25 guide, building more cushion