PayPal (PYPL)
As one of the pioneers — and leaders — in the digital payment industry, PayPal has already delivered enormous returns to investors. Over the past five years, the stock is up more than 290%.
But this former high-flyer is no longer a market darling. Since peaking at $310 last summer, the stock has fallen by more than 45%.
The business, though, continues to grow.
In Q3 of 2021, PayPal’s total payment volume increased 26% year over year to $310 billion. Revenue rose 13% year over year to $6.18 billion. Free cash flow improved 20% to $1.30 billion.
Considering that PayPal is already one of the most established players in the industry — it serves over 400 million customers and merchants in more than 200 markets — those growth figures are particularly impressive.
The customer base is getting bigger, too. During the quarter, the company added 13.3 million new active accounts.
PayPal is also expanding its cryptocurrency product offerings. The company said that its first-time crypto users increased 15% in Q3.
On January 2, BMO Capital Markets upgraded PayPal from market perform to outperform and set a price target of $224. With the shares currently trading at $165, BMO’s target implies upside potential of 36%.
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Read MoreRoku (ROKU)
The secular trend of on-demand video streaming has created several winners in the tech space.
Roku is one of them. Since going public in September 2017, the stock has returned more than 885%.
The company’s platform gives users access to streaming services such as Youtube, Netflix and Disney+. Roku also offers its own ad-supported channels featuring licensed third-party content.
The company added 1.3 million active accounts in Q3, bringing its total active accounts to 56.4 million. Revenue rose 51% year over year to $680 million.
Although Roku’s business is moving in the right direction, investors have been bailing in rapid fashion. The stock is down a staggering 58% over just the past six months.
Some investors might be concerned about the company’s bigger competitors.
Netflix added 4.4 million new subscribers in Q3 while the worldwide subscriber count at Disney+ stood at a whopping 118.1 million.
But not everyone on Wall Street is giving up on Roku. JPMorgan, for instance, has an overweight rating on the company and a price target of $315 — more than 100% higher than where the stock sits today.
DocuSign (DOCU)
Rounding out our list is DocuSign, a company known for its eSignature solution that allows different parties to securely sign agreements without having to be in the same room.
DocuSign’s remote business offerings have naturally come in handy over the past two pandemic-stricken years.
On Jan. 31, 2020, it had 589,000 customers. And as of Oct. 31, 2021 — the end of DocuSign’s Q3 of fiscal 2022 — it had 1.11 million customers worldwide.
Financials have improved substantially as well.
In fiscal Q3, DocuSign’s revenue rose 42% year over year to $545.5 million, driven by a 44% increase in subscription revenue. The bottom line was even more impressive, with the company’s adjusted EPS having more than doubled from $0.22 to $0.58.
Despite that strong growth, the shares have tumbled by more than 50% over the past six months. But contrarian investors might want to take notice.
While DocuSign is far from a market favorite right now, several Wall Street firms remain bullish on the stock. For instance, Citigroup has a buy rating on the company and a price target of $231 — about 100% higher than current levels.
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