Jim Cramer’s Biggest Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Stock Hits & Misses

9. PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL)

Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q3 2024: 90 

Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q4 2025: 78

Performance Since Cramer’s Remarks: -51%

Date/Month of Cramer’s Remarks: January 24th, 2025

Payments platform provider PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL)’s shares haven’t performed well lately. They are down by 33% over the past year and by 65% since Cramer discussed them in January. One notable dip in the stock came in July 2025 when it closed 8.7% lower on the 29th. On that day, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) reported its fiscal second quarter earnings report that saw it post $8.29 billion in revenue and $1.40 in adjusted earnings per share. The two metrics beat analyst estimates of $8.08 billion and $1.30. Yet, according to media reports, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL)’s stock fell after it outlined that the growth in transaction margin dollars had slowed down. The shares have also suffered in 2026 as they closed a whopping 20% lower on February 3rd. On that day, as part of its fourth quarter earnings, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) outlined that it expected full-year adjusted profit to post a “Low-single digit decline ” or be “slightly positive.” Analysts, on the other hand, had estimated approximately 8% growth. Additionally, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) also announced that its CEO, Alex Chriss, was leaving. Here’s what Cramer had said about the firm in January 2025:

“Look, I tell you, this person does have respect for PayPal. They have a meeting in February that is gonna blow your socks off. I have to tell you that I think that this guy, Alex Chriss is the real deal. It’s at $89. Buy some now and if it does happen to come down before February, buy more then. I have total respect for PayPal and total respect for Alex. It’s a good stock and a good company.”