eBay (EBAY) Competitors $76.33 +0.56 (+0.73%) Closing price 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$76.33 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:17 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. SE, EQIX, CSGP, VRSN, AKAM, SPSC, YELP, ZD, CMPR, and QNSTShould you be buying eBay stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of eBay include SEA (SE), Equinix (EQIX), CoStar Group (CSGP), VeriSign (VRSN), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), and QuinStreet (QNST). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. eBay vs. Its Competitors SEA Equinix CoStar Group VeriSign Akamai Technologies SPS Commerce Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress QuinStreet eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) and SEA (NYSE:SE) are both large-cap internet software & services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Is EBAY or SE more profitable? eBay has a net margin of 19.78% compared to SEA's net margin of 4.87%. eBay's return on equity of 36.60% beat SEA's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets eBay19.78% 36.60% 9.80% SEA 4.87%10.74%3.98% Do analysts prefer EBAY or SE? eBay currently has a consensus target price of $67.85, indicating a potential downside of 11.12%. SEA has a consensus target price of $153.17, indicating a potential upside of 2.55%. Given SEA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SEA is more favorable than eBay.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score eBay 2 Sell rating(s) 17 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31SEA 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Does the media prefer EBAY or SE? In the previous week, eBay had 21 more articles in the media than SEA. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for eBay and 20 mentions for SEA. SEA's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat eBay's score of 0.73 indicating that SEA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment eBay 23 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SEA 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, EBAY or SE? eBay has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEA has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EBAY or SE? 87.5% of eBay shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of SEA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of eBay shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of SEA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EBAY or SE? eBay has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SEA. eBay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioeBay$10.28B3.42$1.98B$4.2018.18SEA$16.82B5.23$444.32M$1.42105.18 SummaryeBay and SEA tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 EBAY 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 ExcelMetriceBayINTERNET COMMERCE IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$34.93B$69.51B$26.41B$8.95BDividend Yield1.53%2.20%175.53%4.08%P/E Ratio18.1833.7929.6520.03Price / Sales3.4213.894.64120.16Price / Cash15.83256.7848.5557.47Price / Book7.097.465.935.67Net Income$1.98B$2.21B$872.48M$248.47M7 Day Performance3.60%5.30%4.72%2.90%1 Month Performance0.51%8.05%5.59%5.75%1 Year Performance45.10%93.92%21.80%21.36% eBay Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EBAYeBay4.4898 of 5 stars$76.34+0.7%$67.85-11.1%+42.3%$34.93B$10.28B18.1811,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSESEA2.6948 of 5 stars$153.58+0.1%$147.15-4.2%+112.5%$90.48B$16.82B108.1680,700Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeEQIXEquinix4.8137 of 5 stars$889.98+0.8%$1,004.80+12.9%+5.1%$87.06B$8.75B92.5113,606Analyst ForecastCSGPCoStar Group2.5626 of 5 stars$80.04+0.5%$87.69+9.6%+9.7%$33.77B$2.74B276.006,593News CoveragePositive NewsVRSNVeriSign3.7853 of 5 stars$282.89+0.8%$267.50-5.4%+60.3%$26.56B$1.56B34.58920Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAKAMAkamai Technologies4.7853 of 5 stars$79.28+1.1%$101.25+27.7%-12.5%$11.59B$3.99B26.6910,700Positive NewsSPSCSPS Commerce3.6401 of 5 stars$136.65+2.4%$192.56+40.9%-27.4%$5.19B$637.77M63.862,783YELPYelp3.8579 of 5 stars$34.16-0.9%$34.00-0.5%-3.3%$2.18B$1.41B16.425,116ZDZiff Davis4.5547 of 5 stars$31.61+0.6%$47.00+48.7%-38.7%$1.33B$1.40B19.163,800News CoverageCMPRCimpress4.5916 of 5 stars$43.67+1.8%$62.50+43.1%-43.8%$1.09B$3.29B7.4516,000Positive NewsQNSTQuinStreet3.0969 of 5 stars$15.51+1.6%$29.00+87.0%+1.8%$875.85M$613.51M-1,549.45790 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SEA Competitors Equinix Competitors CoStar Group Competitors VeriSign Competitors Akamai Technologies Competitors SPS Commerce Competitors Yelp Competitors Ziff Davis Competitors Cimpress Competitors QuinStreet 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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