Should Investors Buy SoFi Stock Instead of PayPal Stock?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – May 21, 2024 at 5:15AM

NASDAQ: PYPL

PayPal

Market Cap

$68B

Today's Change

(-2.15%) -$1.54

Current Price

$69.91

Price as of May 23, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

SoFi Technologies is growing much faster than PayPal, but that doesn't automatically make it the better investment.

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares SoFi (SOFI -0.72%) and PayPal (PYPL -2.15%) to determine the better stock to buy today.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 18, 2024. The video was published on May 20, 2024.

Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has positions in PayPal. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: short June 2024 $67.50 calls on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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