- The deliberations are early and there’s no certainty they’ll lead to a transaction, the report added.
- Paypal is reportedly attracting takeover interest from potential buyers after a stock slide wiped out almost half of its value.
- PayPal earlier in the month replaced its CEO who was hired to steer the company out from slowing growth.
Privately held payment processing firm Stripe is reportedly considering an acquisition of all or parts of PayPal Holdings (PYPL).
Stripe has expressed preliminary interest in a potential acquisition of the digital payments pioneer or its assets, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The deliberations are early and there’s no certainty they’ll lead to a transaction, the report added.
PYPL Garnering Takeover Interest
Paypal is reportedly attracting takeover interest from potential buyers after a stock slide wiped out almost half of its value, Bloomberg had reported on Monday. The company has fielded meetings with banks amid unsolicited interest from suitors, the report then said.
PayPal earlier in the month replaced its CEO who was hired to steer the company out from slowing growth.
The company's board, which named Chair Enrique Lores as its new president and CEO, said the pace of change and execution under Chriss was not in line with its expectations.
Disappointing Results
PayPal earlier in the month reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.23 on revenue of $8.68 billion, while Wall Street analysts expected an adjusted EPS of $1.29 on revenue of $8.79 billion, according to Stocktwits data.
PayPal in a statement said that it is expecting adjusted EPS of $1.33 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, below Wall Street estimates of an EPS of $1.38, as per Koyfin data.
The company in its fourth quarter result statement said that while it delivered “solid performance” during 2025, its “execution has not been where it needs to be, particularly in branded checkout.”
How Did Stocktwits Users React?
Retail sentiment around PYPL trended in ‘extremely bullish’ territory amid ‘high’ message volume.
Shares in the company have fallen 37.6% over the past year.
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