eBay Stock Forecast, Price & News

eBay's stock was trading at $34.83 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, EBAY shares have increased by 46.7% and is now trading at $51.11.
View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19.

29 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for eBay in the last year. There are currently 18 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
View analyst ratings for eBay.

eBay is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 28th 2020.
View our earnings forecast for eBay.

eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 28th. The e-commerce company reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.18. The e-commerce company earned $2.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.80 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 77.65% and a net margin of 46.91%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 18.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.68 earnings per share.
View eBay's earnings history.

eBay announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, September 18th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st.
View eBay's dividend history.

eBay announced 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 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 17.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

eBay issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.47-3.59 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.50. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.56-10.75 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.41 billion.

29 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for eBay's stock. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $82.00. On average, they expect eBay's stock price to reach $58.15 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.8% from the stock's current price.
View analysts' price targets for eBay.

Headlines about EBAY stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. eBay earned a daily sentiment score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the e-commerce company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.
View the latest news about eBay.

eBay saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 22,350,000 shares, an increase of 36.6% from the July 30th total of 16,360,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,510,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Currently, 3.4% of the shares of the company are sold short.
View eBay's Short Interest.

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), LogMeIn (LOGM), Envestnet (ENV), Stamps.com (STMP), LivePerson (LPSN), J2 Global (JCOM), SPS Commerce (SPSC) and Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD).
View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other eBay investors own include Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Tesla (TSLA), Paypal (PYPL), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Alibaba Group (BABA), 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.52%), BlackRock Inc. (6.59%), Nordea Investment Management AB (3.19%), FMR LLC (2.64%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.40%) and LSV Asset Management (1.31%). Company insiders that own eBay stock include Andrew John Cring, Brian J Doerger, Devin Wenig, Jae Hyun Lee, Joo Man Park, Kristin A Yetto, Marie Oh Huber, Matthew J Murphy, Pierre M Omidyar, Robert Holmes Swan, Scott F Schenkel, Stephen Fisher and Wendy Elizabeth Jones.
View institutional ownership trends for eBay.

EBAY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock Inc., M&T Bank Corp, Two Sigma Advisers LP, AJO LP, Man Group plc, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc, and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.. 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, and Wendy Elizabeth Jones.
View insider buying and selling activity for eBay.

EBAY stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Nordea Investment Management AB, AKO Capital LLP, LSV Asset Management, First Trust Advisors LP, Prudential Financial Inc., Close Asset Management Ltd, and Glenmede Trust Co. NA. Company insiders that have bought eBay stock in the last two years include Matthew J Murphy, and Robert Holmes Swan.
View insider buying and selling activity for eBay.

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 $51.11.

eBay has a market capitalization of $35.77 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]