AlphaMadera's AlphaVal page classifies PayPal Holdings, Inc. as a Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers business and values it using P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality, then compares the result to the current market price to flag PYPL as undervalued, fairly valued, or overvalued.

What is PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s fair value?

Fair value for PYPL comes from a P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality model -- the approach AlphaVal selected for this company's Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers classification. The live AlphaVal page shows bear, base, and bull scenarios alongside the key assumption behind each.

How does AlphaMadera value PYPL?

AlphaVal routes each company to one of ten valuation archetypes based on its business model. PYPL was classified as Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers and is valued using P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality, built from PYPL's most recent reported fundamentals.

PYPL - PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS | PRICE TARGET: $55.88 DETAILS

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Moderate

Trading 24.0% below fair value

Current Price $52.51

Bear Case $48.38 7.9% downside ($48.38 - $52.51) / $52.51 = -7.9% ROTCE 20.0% → 2.17x TBV

Fair Value $69.12 31.6% upside ($69.12 - $52.51) / $52.51 = 31.6% ROTCE 25.0% → 2.85x TBV

Bull Case $89.86 71.1% upside ($89.86 - $52.51) / $52.51 = 71.1% ROTCE 30.0% → 3.53x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

Return on Tangible Equity

57.0%

Cost of Equity

11.4%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (57.0%) vs. cost of equity (11.4%)

Terminal Value % of EV

Implied Market Multiple 4.89x

Market is pricing in (growth)

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 57.0% vs. 11.4% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.85x on $10.74 tangible book, implying $69.12 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (70 analysts) $55.88

Analyst Range $45.00 – $70.00

Divergence from AlphaVal 24%

Warnings

⚠ Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.

⚠ Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.

Key Risks

Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly