PayPal stock gains as Meta partnership offsets weak performance

Published on 09/23/2026 at 12:27 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

PayPal stock closed at USD 52.89 on September 22, 2026, down 9.4 percent year to date. July EPS beat consensus by USD 0.10.

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PayPal Holdings, Inc. (US70450Y1038) closed at USD 52.89 on September 22, 2026, up 0.51 percent on Nasdaq. The move followed coverage of PayPal's partnership with Meta for Muse AI shopping, while the stock remains 9.4 percent below its start-of-year level.

Meta partnership meets a weaker chart

PayPal's daily trading range reached USD 52.14 to USD 55.12 on September 22, 2026, with volume of 25.85 million shares. That was above the reported average volume of 18.08 million shares, giving the session a concrete sign of elevated activity. The 52-week range stood at USD 38.46 to USD 79.21, leaving the close USD 26.32 below the high and USD 14.43 above the low.

As Barron's reported on September 22, 2026, PayPal will use Meta's Muse AI shopping technology across merchants. The partnership gives the payments platform a direct connection to an expanding automated-commerce theme, but the stock's 9.4 percent year-to-date decline shows that the market is still weighing execution against the new opportunity.

July earnings beat expectations

PayPal reported second-quarter 2026 earnings on July 28, 2026, with EPS of USD 1.38 versus consensus of USD 1.28, a USD 0.10 beat. Revenue increased 4.8 percent from the same quarter a year earlier, according to the reported quarterly figures carried by MarketBeat.

The earnings comparison is constructive, but the valuation signal is more restrained than a simple rebound narrative. MarketBeat listed a consensus price target of USD 56.03 and a Hold rating on September 22, 2026, while its data showed a market capitalization of USD 45.25 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.00. The target was USD 3.14 above the September 22 close, or 5.9 percent higher, but the consensus still implied limited near-term upside relative to the stock's recent range.

Stock remains below yearly high

PayPal's next scheduled dividend payment was listed for September 25, 2026, while the next earnings date was estimated as October 27, 2026, in the company calendar published by MarketBeat. Those dates provide the next measurable checkpoints for investors tracking whether the Meta integration can complement the existing payments business.

The reference price remains USD 52.89 on Nasdaq as of September 22, 2026, at the 4:00 p.m. Eastern close. PayPal's market capitalization was USD 45.25 billion, with 25.85 million shares traded in that session.