$PayPal(PYPL)$ Paypal(PYPL) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.Shares of this technology platform and digital payments company have returned -9.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -9.1% change. The Zacks Internet - Software industry, to which Paypal belongs, has lost 11.1% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?While media releases or rumors about a substantial change in a company's business prospects usually make its stock 'trending' and lead to an immediate price change, there are always some fundamental facts that eventually d