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 62.1% and is now trading at $56.46.
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26 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for eBay in the last twelve months. There are currently 14 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" eBay stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in EBAY, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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1,448 employees have rated eBay CEO Doug Parker on Glassdoor.com. Doug Parker has an approval rating of 60% among eBay's employees. This puts Doug Parker in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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 data on Wednesday, October, 28th. The e-commerce company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.13. The e-commerce company had revenue of $2.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.48 billion. eBay had a net margin of 50.42% and a return on equity of 82.73%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.67 EPS.
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eBay announced 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 1.13%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 30th.
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eBay pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.13%. The dividend payout ratio of eBay is 27.59%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, eBay will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.48% next year. This indicates that eBay will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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eBay declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, January 28th 2020, which permits the company to buyback $5,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 17.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

eBay issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.78-0.84 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus 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 twelve-month target prices for eBay's shares. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $82.00. On average, they anticipate eBay's share price to reach $60.68 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.5% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to eBay include Facebook (FB), SEA (SE), Equinix (EQIX), Twitter (TWTR), CoStar Group (CSGP), VeriSign (VRSN), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), ANGI Homeservices (ANGI), Envestnet (ENV), J2 Global (JCOM), LivePerson (LPSN), Stamps.com (STMP), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD) and Cimpress (CMPR).
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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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Close Asset Management Ltd (0.31%), Trinity Street Asset Management LLP (0.11%), Sarasin & Partners LLP (0.10%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.07%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%) and Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.03%). 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, 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 Pacer Advisors Inc., Pendal Group Limited, Sarasin & Partners LLP, Sowell Financial Services LLC, Tuttle Tactical Management, DNB Asset Management AS, Park Avenue Securities LLC, and MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Close Asset Management Ltd, Trinity Street Asset Management LLP, Jacobs & Co. CA, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC, and Hudson Capital Management LLC.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of EBAY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $56.46.

eBay has a market capitalization of $38.92 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]