Both PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Square (NYSE: SQ) have taken their shareholders on wild rides over the past year or so. Since Square went public in November 2015, both stocks have had similar returns. Both currently trade within 10% of their all-time highs. And both have produced excellent operating results.
For investors trying to decide between the two payment processing companies, it might pay to take a closer look at each of them.