Why eBay Is Ready to Rebound
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, online marketplace giant eBay has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at eBay and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
eBay facts
Headquarters (founded) | San Jose, Calif. (1995) |
Market Cap | $66.1 billion |
Industry | Internet software and services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $14.1 billion |
Management | CEO John Donahoe (since 2008) CFO Robert Swan (since 2006) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 15.1% |
Cash/Debt | $9.4 billion / $4.5 billion |
Competitors | Amazon.com Overstock |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 87% of the 4,395 members who have rated eBay believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, jviolin73, succinctly summed up the eBay bull case for our community:
eBay is undervalued at the present time. With its fingers in a significant portion of online commerce through PayPal as well as the revamping of the site to focus on fixed priced sales, I believe eBay will continue to grow quickly. Great long term investment.
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Fool contributor Brian Pacampara has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Amazon.com, eBay, and Google. The Motley Fool owns shares of Amazon.com, eBay, and Google. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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