eBay (EBAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

eBay Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company's marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps. Its platforms enable users to list, sell, and buy various products. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $63.35 to $65.49
• 50-Day Range: $57.51 to $66.99
• 52-Week Range: $40.16 to $67.80
• Volume: 12.50 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $31.14 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.33
• Dividend Yield: 1.66%
• Price Target: $62.63
• Consensus Rating: Hold

eBay Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

eBay scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 83rd out of 218 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

eBay has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.26, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 16 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

eBay has been the subject of 22 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.56%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for eBay are expected to grow by 9.56% in the coming year, from $3.87 to $4.24 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of eBay is 16.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of eBay is 16.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 109.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

eBay has a PEG Ratio of 2.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

eBay has a P/B Ratio of 5.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.67% of the float of eBay has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

eBay has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in eBay has recently increased by 11.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

eBay pays a meaningful dividend of 1.68%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

eBay does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of eBay is 27.14%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, eBay will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.47% next year. This indicates that eBay will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.16

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.67% of the float of eBay has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

eBay has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in eBay has recently increased by 11.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.49

News Sentiment

eBay has a news sentiment score of 0.49. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for eBay this week, compared to 24 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for EBAY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added eBay to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, eBay insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,110,731.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.38% of the stock of eBay is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.48% of the stock of eBay is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EBAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EBAY shares performed this year?

eBay's stock was trading at $43.62 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, EBAY shares have increased by 49.0% and is now trading at $65.01.
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How were eBay's earnings last quarter?

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 1st. The e-commerce company reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.05. The company's quarterly revenue was up 1.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

How will eBay's stock buyback program work?

eBay's Board of Directors initiated a share buyback plan on Tuesday, February 27th 2024, which permits the company to buy back $2,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 8.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Does eBay have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of eBay: Cox Automotive Media Solutions, Motors.co.uk, Giosis, Terapeak, Qoo10, Corrigon, Ticket Utils Inc., and others.

Who are eBay's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of eBay include State Street Corp (4.94%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.62%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.22%) and UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (1.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Jamie Iannone, Marie Oh Huber, Robert Holmes Swan, Cornelius Boone, Julie A Loeger, Stephen J Priest, Edward O Garcia, Rebecca Spencer, Brian J Doerger and Pete Thompson.
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How do I buy shares of eBay?

Shares of EBAY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of eBay own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that eBay investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel (INTC) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/13 Dividend: 11/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/13/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Business services, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Internet Software & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EBAY
• CUSIP: 27864210
• CIK: 1065088
• Web: www.ebay.com
• Phone: (408) 376-7008
• Fax: 408-376-6200
• Employees: 12,300
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $62.63
• High Stock Price Target: $72.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $52.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.26
• Research Coverage: 27 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.80
• P/E Growth: 2.2
• Net Income: $2.77 billion
• Net Margins: 19.68%
• Pretax Margin: 26.22%
• Return on Equity: 30.97%
• Return on Assets: 8.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.14
• Current Ratio: 1.25
• Quick Ratio: 1.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.03
• Cash Flow: $4.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.79
• Book Value: $12.32 per share
• Price / Book: 5.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 479,000,000
• Free Float: 477,180,000
• Market Cap: $31.14 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.35