Why PayPal Stock Crashed and Burned Thursday Morning
Shares of PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) slumped out of the gate Thursday, falling as much as 12.1%. As of 12:09 p.m. ET, the stock was still down 11.6%.
The catalyst that sent the fintech company's shares tumbling was its Q2 financial report. While some metrics showed improvement, others gave investors pause.
For the second quarter, PayPal generated net revenue of $7.3 billion, up 7% year over year and 8% on a constant currency basis. This resulted in adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.16, up 24%.
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