PayPal Investors Urged to Seek Lead Role in Securities Class Action

Overview

• Hagens Berman and the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, which issued investor notices on March 26, invited PayPal shareholders with losses to pursue lead-plaintiff status.
• A suit filed in the Northern District of California, captioned Goodman v. PayPal Holdings, Inc., covers purchases from February 25, 2025 through February 2, 2026.
• Plaintiffs say PayPal struggled to execute its Branded Checkout push, lacked a ready sales force for the strategy, and presented 2027 goals that were not realistic.
• The firms link losses to February 3, 2026 disclosures that included CEO Alex Chriss’s immediate departure, an admission that execution fell short, and a stock drop from $52.33 to $41.70 that wiped out about $10 billion in value.
• Investors have until April 20, 2026 to seek the lead role, and the allegations—described in attorney notices—remain unproven at this early stage of the case.