# PayPay (PAYP) — Analyst Forecast

PAYP · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/payp/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buy | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $18.00 | $21.25 | $23.00 | 4 |

Last price $14.66 (as of Oct 15, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Wolfe Research | Maintained | Outperform | $21.00 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Mizuho | Maintained | Outperform | $23.00 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Citigroup | Maintained | Neutral | $18.00 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Upgraded | Equal-Weight → Overweight | $23.00 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | Initiated Coverage | Buy | $29.00 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Jefferies | Initiated Coverage | Buy | $28.00 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Initiated Coverage | Equal-Weight | $24.00 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Citigroup | Initiated Coverage | Neutral | $23.00 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | B of A Securities | Initiated Coverage | Buy | $26.00 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Initiated Coverage | Hold | $20.00 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Mizuho | Initiated Coverage | Outperform | $26.00 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Benchmark | Initiated Coverage | Buy | $31.00 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Macquarie | Initiated Coverage | Outperform | $22.90 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for PAYP stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for PayPay (PAYP) is $21.25, with a high estimate of $23.00 and a low of $18.00, across 4 analysts.

### Is PAYP a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering PayPay currently average a Buy rating: 12 buy, 2 hold and 0 sell, from 14 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for PAYP?

The average price target of $21.25 implies 45.00% upside from the last price of $14.66.

### What is the latest analyst rating on PAYP?

On Aug 25, 2026, Wolfe Research maintained PayPay at Outperform with a price target of $21.00.

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