eBay (EBAY) Competitors $65.50 -0.57 (-0.86%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$65.90 +0.40 (+0.61%) As of 04/15/2025 07:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EBAY vs. EQIX, SE, CSGP, VRSN, AKAM, SPSC, YELP, ZD, CMPR, and LQDTShould you be buying eBay stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of eBay include Equinix (EQIX), SEA (SE), CoStar Group (CSGP), VeriSign (VRSN), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), and Liquidity Services (LQDT). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. eBay vs. Equinix SEA CoStar Group VeriSign Akamai Technologies SPS Commerce Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress Liquidity Services Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) and eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor EQIX or EBAY? eBay received 692 more outperform votes than Equinix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.32% of users gave Equinix an outperform vote while only 65.11% of users gave eBay an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEquinixOutperform Votes111673.32% Underperform Votes40626.68% eBayOutperform Votes180865.11% Underperform Votes96934.89% Does the media favor EQIX or EBAY? In the previous week, eBay had 20 more articles in the media than Equinix. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for eBay and 24 mentions for Equinix. Equinix's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat eBay's score of 0.74 indicating that Equinix is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Equinix 20 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive eBay 23 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EQIX or EBAY? eBay has higher revenue and earnings than Equinix. eBay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equinix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEquinix$8.75B8.76$815M$8.5592.10eBay$10.28B2.97$2.77B$3.9916.42 Is EQIX or EBAY a better dividend stock? Equinix pays an annual dividend of $18.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. eBay pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Equinix pays out 219.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. eBay pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts recommend EQIX or EBAY? Equinix currently has a consensus target price of $1,007.59, indicating a potential upside of 27.95%. eBay has a consensus target price of $65.21, indicating a potential downside of 0.45%. Given Equinix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Equinix is more favorable than eBay.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Equinix 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09eBay 2 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.26 Do institutionals and insiders believe in EQIX or EBAY? 94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of eBay shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of eBay shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, EQIX or EBAY? Equinix has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, eBay has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EQIX or EBAY more profitable? eBay has a net margin of 19.68% compared to Equinix's net margin of 9.32%. eBay's return on equity of 30.97% beat Equinix's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Equinix9.32% 6.31% 2.41% eBay 19.68%30.97%8.78% SummaryEquinix beats eBay on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get eBay News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EBAY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EBAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetriceBayBusiness services IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$30.52B$19.60B$23.02B$7.57BDividend Yield1.86%2.93%170.23%4.32%P/E Ratio16.4632.3021.5817.81Price / Sales2.977.164.0194.60Price / Cash17.3632.3019.4134.64Price / Book5.324.925.644.00Net Income$2.77B$676.33M$781.29M$247.23M7 Day Performance10.05%5.64%5.03%7.26%1 Month Performance0.34%-7.84%-5.15%-6.26%1 Year Performance28.71%15.51%2.04%-0.18% eBay Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EBAYeBay4.0468 of 5 stars$65.50-0.9%$65.21-0.4%+28.7%$30.52B$10.28B16.4611,600EQIXEquinix4.9102 of 5 stars$744.39-2.8%$1,007.59+35.4%+5.8%$72.24B$8.75B86.8113,606Positive NewsSESEA3.1932 of 5 stars$107.75+1.1%$121.40+12.7%+127.2%$61.68B$16.82B718.4662,700Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCSGPCoStar Group2.423 of 5 stars$75.69+4.2%$88.07+16.4%-8.0%$31.07B$2.74B216.425,650Positive NewsVRSNVeriSign3.5679 of 5 stars$233.58-2.8%$262.50+12.4%+36.6%$22.08B$1.56B29.18920Analyst UpgradePositive NewsAKAMAkamai Technologies4.7626 of 5 stars$70.82-3.9%$106.55+50.5%-27.1%$10.63B$3.99B21.699,800Short Interest ↓SPSCSPS Commerce4.1129 of 5 stars$124.08-3.0%$207.11+66.9%-21.2%$4.70B$637.77M60.612,489Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownYELPYelp3.9354 of 5 stars$33.97-4.7%$37.17+9.4%-15.3%$2.21B$1.41B17.704,872Insider TradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownZDZiff Davis4.4 of 5 stars$32.78-2.1%$65.67+100.3%-40.9%$1.41B$1.40B27.794,900Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCMPRCimpress4.7597 of 5 stars$41.95-3.4%$103.00+145.5%-53.1%$1.06B$3.36B6.9516,000Positive NewsLQDTLiquidity Services2.8676 of 5 stars$28.94-1.7%$38.50+33.0%+72.1%$901.37M$414.32M38.72740 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Equinix Competitors SEA Competitors CoStar Group Competitors VeriSign Competitors Akamai Technologies Competitors SPS Commerce Competitors Yelp Competitors Ziff Davis Competitors Cimpress Competitors Liquidity Services Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:EBAY) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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