Should Investors Buy PayPal Stock on the Dip?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Aug 2, 2025 at 8:30AM

NASDAQ: PYPL

PayPal

Market Cap

$64B

Today's Change

(-2.38%) -$1.64

Current Price

$67.12

Price as of August 1, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

Increasing longer-term risks overshadowed a stellar quarterly performance from PayPal.

PayPal (PYPL -2.38%) reported quarterly financial results that were a mixed bag for investors.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of July 29, 2025. The video was published on July 31, 2025.

About the Author

A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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