PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Amazon’s (AMZN) 2017 book value per share of $51.30 compares to the expected book value per share of $52.50 for 2018.

PayPal (PYPL) reported 2Q16 adjusted EPS (earnings per share) of $0.36, which came in line with analysts’ consensus estimate and rose by 11% year-over-year.

In the third quarter, eBay accounted for 11.0% of PayPal’s total payment volume, which was down from 13.0% in the third quarter of 2017.

PayPal Holdings has recently been upgraded by an analyst at KeyBanc Capital Markets for the company’s new Venmo debit card.

While announcing its plans for three new undersea cable systems and five new cloud regions, Google also disclosed that it had invested $30 billion into expanding its cloud infrastructure over the last three years.

Twitter’s EV-to-adjusted EBITDA (enterprise value to adjusted earnings before interested, tax, depreciation, and amortization) for the trailing 12 months is 68.1x.

PayPal grows faster than its parent, eBay PayPal (PYPL) outperformed several of its main challengers in 2017. While the stock rose 86.5%, Square (SQ) rose 154.4%, Amazon (AMZN) rose 56%, and Apple (AAPL) rose 46.1%. Alternative loan peer LendingClub (LC) fell 21.3% in 2017. PayPal’s parent, eBay (EBAY), saw its stock rise 27.1%. Could investors expect […]

According to Reuters, Facebook (FB) is currently in discussions with banks about improving customer service through its apps.

Of the 35 analysts covering Yelp (YELP), 13 have given it a “buy” recommendation, and four have recommended a “sell.”

PayPal finished 3Q17 with 218 million active customer accounts globally, most of which are consumer accounts that could use Raisin’s savings deposit marketplace.

PayPal (PYPL) has done very well since splitting from its parent, eBay (EBAY), two years ago.

PayPal’s (PYPL) chief financial officer, John Rainey, mentioned partnering with Amazon (AMZN) during a recent Credit Suisse technology event. He didn’t clarify whether the companies were still in active talks.

When eBay (EBY) announced earlier this year that Dutch company Adyen was replacing PayPal (PYPL) as its primary payments processor, something was not discussed.

Square (SQ) is a corporate investor in online ticketing company Eventbrite (EB), which went public in September 2018.

PayPal Credit allows PayPal (PYPL) users to purchase products from PayPal merchants and pay later.

PayPal reported that its payment transaction per active account increased 12.0% year-over-year in 1Q17.

The partnership with 3dcart could help Square accelerate its market share gain at a time of fierce competition for the control of the digital payments market.

Verifone Systems (PAY) reported fiscal 4Q16 total net revenues of $464.2 million, a fall of 9.7% compared to total net revenues of $514.1 million in fiscal 4Q15.

IBM (IBM) announced in February 2017 that it was teaming up with Visa (V) to enable people to pay for goods and services through virtually any connected device.

The move by Facebook (FB) to patent a P2P (peer-to-peer) payment idea in Australia is a development worth watching closely.

Facebook’s Libra wants to fill a gap in the digital currency world that, despite its popularity, Bitcoin has been unable to address.

PayPal (PYPL) has continued to make more investments in India since it launched domestic operations in the country last year.

For the first time ever, Square (SQ) posted a quarterly net profit of $20 million in the third quarter of 2018.

As a result of its active customer base, PayPal reported that its total payment volume for 2Q17 rose 23% year-over-year to $106.4 billion.

ViacomCBS stock fell 8.58% on March 27 and closed the week at $12.79. Disappointing financial results and the coronavirus put pressure on the stock.

Apple (AAPL) has the ambitious plan of doubling its service revenue in the next four years. Its Services business produced ~$25.0 billion worth of revenue in fiscal 2016.

While COVID-19 has hurt PayPal stock and its business, the company has landed a role in the US government’s $2.2 trillion economic stimulus program.

Fiserv (FISV) and First Data (FDC) have agreed to join forces in a $22 billion merger that is set to create a stronger competitor for Square (SQ) in payment processing.

PayPal acquired two companies in 2017 In 2017, PayPal (PYPL) completed two acquisitions: Swift Financial and TIO Networks. Whereas the company didn’t make any acquisitions in 2016, it completed four acquisitions in 2015, according to Crunchbase. Payment rivals Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), and Square (SQ) also went shopping for strategic assets in 2017. Square, the […]

Verifone Systems (PAY), with a market cap of $3.38 billion, is a leader in providing payment terminals, global payment as a service, and commerce enablement solutions.

NVIDIA (NVDA) is an accelerated computing platform company, and its end goal is to accelerate computing.

Equity market indexes across the United States are surging and recording all-time highs. The volatility index is also falling, which could be a good sign for IPO activity in 2017.

Facebook (FB) hasn’t given a specific monetization timeline for Messenger. However, we believe that the company is slowly getting closer to monetizing its Messenger app.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) is one of investors’ favorite technology stocks right now. The company’s business has started to rebound from the coronavirus.

PayPal is battling Amazon (AMZN), Square (SQ), and LendingClub (LC) for revenues in the alternative lending market.

Square (SQ) is allowing a small number of users of its Square Cash app to trade Bitcoin on a trial basis, according to a recent CNBC report.

Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google plans to combine Google Wallet and Android Pay under a single payment service called Google Pay.

Intuit’s reporting structure is organized around three segments: Small Business, Consumer Tax, and Professional Tax. It generates a majority of its revenues from small businesses.

Square’s (SQ) money transfer service Cash App has expanded a great deal since it launched.

Alibaba (BABA) has released Hu Xiaoming to fill a key executive position at Ant Financial, its payment affiliate.

PayPal’s faces competition from almost all angles. But its peer-to-peer payment service, Venmo, has become a source of great hope.

Pay with Venmo launched with the support of over 2.0 million merchants in the US (SPY), including national brands such as Forever 21, Foot Locker, and Lululemon Athletica (LULU).

On May 5, 2017, Twitter (TWTR) had a market cap of ~$13.8 billion.

eBay (EBAY) generated investor returns of 8.9% in the trailing-one-month period and 17.5% in the trailing-12-month period.

VeriFone Systems (PAY) has a market capitalization of $2.7 billion. PAY rose by 3.9% to close at $24.81 per share as of March 1, 2016.

For PayPal (PYPL), deepening mobile penetration in emerging markets is widening its addressable market.

Square said merchants making more than $125,000 in gross sales annually accounted for 50% of its gross payment volume in the second quarter.

Square (SQ) stock rose 12.3% in July 2017 to close the month at $26.35.

Square (SQ) can be seen casting its net wider in a bid to capture more revenue in the payment market, where competition is getting tight.

Besides Shopify, PayPal, Zoom, Apple, and Netflix, Jim Cramer thinks that Etsy, Adobe, Twilio, and Fastly could also pay off big for investors.

On Thursday, PayPal stock rose 2.6% and closed at $168.05 after an analyst upgrade. At the last closing price, PayPal’s market cap was $197.3 billion.

Cisco’s earnings report shows that the company continued to put money back in shareholders’ pockets despite COVID-19 disruptions.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) stock rose around 7% in the extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported its first-quarter earnings results.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) plans to release its financial results for the first quarter of 2020 today after market close. What can investors expect?

Currently, Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) is recovering from the pandemic sell-off. The stock rose 1.26% on Monday and closed slightly above $212.

Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) stock rose 0.51% on Wednesday to $96.92, which its gains this week to 9.3%. Still, Baidu is going for a steep discount.

PayPal shares fell 7.48% on March 20 and closed at $86.68. The stock fell 21.3% last week, which brought its losses in the past month to 29%.

The coronavirus sell-off has dealt a huge blow to Square (NYSE:SQ) stock. The stock fell 12% on March 18 to $39.50.

Alibaba isn’t standing by and watching the coronavirus roil its business. The company plans to boost its retail sales during this difficult time.

This week, Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Waymo disclosed that it raised $2.25 billion from a group of outside investors. Will there be a Waymo IPO?

On Thursday, Apple stock recorded its biggest single-day decline in 2020. The stock fell 6.54%. The company might record its worst week this year.

Square released its fourth-quarter earnings report after the market closed on Wednesday. Overall, investors liked the numbers.

Recently, PayPal became the first foreign financial services company to secure a license to provide digital payment services in China.

Amazon is in talks to bring Goldman Sachs on board as a partner for its small business loans program called “Amazon Lending.”

The deal with UPS will enhance the value of Square’s e-commerce platform as it battles Amazon and Shopify for market share.

On January 22, PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) announced a broad partnership with China UnionPay—a state-backed financial services company.

Vodafone has pulled out of the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency project. However, there isn’t a shortage of corporate interest in Libra.

This week, Google announced the acquisition of two technology startups—Pointy and AppSheet. Both deals will expand Google’s technology and tools.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) will have to wait for months to learn about the fate of its investment in Deliveroo—a British online food delivery service.

A Bernstein analyst upgraded PayPal stock to an “outperform” from a “market perform” rating. The analyst also raised the company’s 12-month target price.

Square stock rose over 3.2% on January 7 after Bank of America analyst Jason Kupferberg upgraded the stock. Square stock closed the trading day at $64.59.

I wouldn’t call 2019 a sea of tranquility for Bitcoin. But at least it wasn’t as much of a roller-coaster ride as the two preceding years.

PayPal announced its withdrawal from the 28-member team of Facebook’s Libra Project. Libra has received criticism from the public and private sectors.

Although Zuckerberg was banking on Libra, the cryptocurrency project has landed on shaky ground. Here’s a rundown of its challenges this month.

Google (GOOGL) and PayPal (PYPL) are competitors in the digital payments market, but the two companies are finding ways to work together.

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Last week, Facebook (FB) and other founding members of the Libra Association launched Libra. Libra will be governed by a handful of large organizations including Uber (UBER), Lyft (LYFT), Visa (V), and Mastercard (MA). By the planned launch in 2020, Facebook expects to have 100 members in the governing body.

Last week, the US House of Representatives asked Facebook (FB) to stop developing its Libra cryptocurrency.

While Facebook set the middle of 2020 as the Libra Cryptocurrency’s launch date, many people think that the deadline might be too aggressive. 

At the end of Q3 2019, D.E. Shaw & Co.’s total portfolio of publicly traded securities was worth around $81.2 billion.

Square stock has been highly volatile in the past year. It fell after the departure of CFO Sarah Friar in 2018. However, it’s picked up momentum recently.

Facebook’s forward EV-to-EBITDA multiple was ~15.8x, higher than Alphabet’s (GOOG) ~11.4x and eBay’s (EBAY) ~11.0x.

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In October, PayPal (PYPL) led the exit of one-quarter of Libra’s original partners, dealing a blow to Facebook’s (FB) cryptocurrency project.

Square has been seeing growth for the last six days, with a rise of nearly 9.6%. The stock rose 0.37% to $67.42 on November 21.

After its Q3 2019 earnings release on October 23, PayPal (PYPL) stock has climbed 6.23% through November 11. The stock opened at $102.97 on November 12.

Facebook (FB) launched a new payment service that will work across its family of apps. The payment service is called Facebook Pay.

The UK’s Labour Party wants to stop Google’s acquisition of Fitbit. The UK previously delayed PayPal’s closing of the iZettle acquisition.

Square is set to report its Q3 earnings results tomorrow. The payment company expects its net revenue to grow to $1.13 billion–$1.15 billion in the quarter.

Mastercard just posted a solid earnings beat. It’s been a blockbuster Q3 for payment companies, with Visa and American Express beating projections, too.