eBay Stock Forecast, Price & News

eBay's stock was trading at $34.83 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, EBAY stock has increased by 44.8% and is now trading at $50.43.
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26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for eBay in the last year. There are currently 14 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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eBay is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 26th 2021.
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eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 28th. The e-commerce company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.13. The e-commerce company earned $2.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.48 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 82.73% and a net margin of 50.42%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS.
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eBay declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 1st will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, December 18th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 30th.
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eBay declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, January 28th 2020, which allows the company to repurchase $5,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 17.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

eBay issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 28th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.78-0.84 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.82. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.64-2.71 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.66 billion.

26 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for eBay's stock. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $82.00. On average, they anticipate eBay's share price to reach $60.64 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.2% from the stock's current price.
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eBay saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,380,000 shares, an increase of 23.3% from the October 31st total of 20,590,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 9,390,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 3.8% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to eBay include Facebook (FB), Equinix (EQIX), SEA (SE), Twitter (TWTR), CoStar Group (CSGP), VeriSign (VRSN), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), ANGI Homeservices (ANGI), Envestnet (ENV), J2 Global (JCOM), LivePerson (LPSN), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Stamps.com (STMP), Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD) and Yelp (YELP).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other eBay investors own include Intel (INTC), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), PayPal (PYPL), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Alibaba Group (BABA), The Walt Disney (DIS), Micron Technology (MU) and Starbucks (SBUX).

eBay trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EBAY."

eBay's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.45%), State Street Corp (4.63%), Baupost Group LLC MA (4.37%), LSV Asset Management (1.43%), M&T Bank Corp (1.41%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.38%). Company insiders that own eBay stock include Andrew John Cring, Brian J Doerger, Devin Wenig, Jae Hyun Lee, Kristin A Yetto, Marie Oh Huber, Matthew J Murphy, Pete Thompson, Robert Holmes Swan, Scott F Schenkel, Stephen Fisher and Wendy Elizabeth Jones.
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EBAY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ninety One UK Ltd, Baupost Group LLC MA, BlackRock Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, AJO LP, Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel Lllp, BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A., and Swiss National Bank. Company insiders that have sold eBay company stock in the last year include Andrew John Cring, Brian J Doerger, Jae Hyun Lee, Kristin A Yetto, Marie Oh Huber, Pete Thompson, and Wendy Elizabeth Jones.
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EBAY stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including M&T Bank Corp, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Voloridge Investment Management LLC, Egerton Capital UK LLP, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd., LSV Asset Management, and Allianz Asset Management GmbH. Company insiders that have bought eBay stock in the last two years include Matthew J Murphy, and Robert Holmes Swan.
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Shares of EBAY can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of EBAY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $50.43.

eBay has a market capitalization of $34.76 billion and generates $10.80 billion in revenue each year. The e-commerce company earns $1.79 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.32 on an earnings per share basis. eBay employs 13,300 workers across the globe.

The official website for eBay is www.ebay.com.

eBay's mailing address is 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA, 95125. The e-commerce company can be reached via phone at 408-376-7008 or via email at [email protected]