The stock of EBay Inc (EBAY) has seen a 1.79% increase in the past week, with a 4.62% gain in the past month, and a 6.14% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.46%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.24% for EBAY. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.71% for EBAY’s stock, with a 9.31% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in EBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for EBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) is above average at 17.06x. The 36-month beta value for EBAY is also noteworthy at 1.42. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 21 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for EBAY is 464.28M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.94% of that float. The average trading volume of EBAY on April 01, 2025 was 5.20M shares.
EBAY) stock’s latest price update
EBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY)’s stock price has increased by 0.85 compared to its previous closing price of 67.16. However, the company has seen a 1.79% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-31 that Investors looking for stocks in the Internet – Commerce sector might want to consider either JD.com, Inc. (JD) or eBay (EBAY). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
Analysts’ Opinion of EBAY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EBAY stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for EBAY by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for EBAY in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $52 based on the research report published on December 10, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EBAY reach a price target of $70. The rating they have provided for EBAY stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 09th, 2024.
Bernstein gave a rating of “Outperform” to EBAY, setting the target price at $70 in the report published on November 05th of the previous year.
EBAY Trading at 0.99% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EBAY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.42% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.24%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.46%, as shares surge +3.85% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.10% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EBAY rose by +1.79%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +27.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $66.59. In addition, EBay Inc saw 9.33% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EBAY starting from Garcia Edward O, who sale 18,380 shares at the price of $65.23 back on Mar 18 ’25. After this action, Garcia Edward O now owns 57,065 shares of EBay Inc, valued at $1,198,927 using the latest closing price.
Boone Cornelius, the SVP, Chief People Officer of EBay Inc, sale 3,958 shares at $67.06 during a trade that took place back on Mar 18 ’25, which means that Boone Cornelius is holding 94,392 shares at $265,423 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EBAY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.23 for the present operating margin
- 0.72 for the gross margin
The net margin for EBay Inc stands at 0.19. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 34.29, with 9.67 for asset returns.
Based on EBay Inc (EBAY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.52. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.95.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.86 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.24.
Conclusion
In summary, EBay Inc (EBAY) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
