Bidding eBay Higher Ahead of Earnings
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Get ready for eBay's (EBAY) upcoming earnings release. If you're considering eBay for your portfolio, there is a lot to like.
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eBay is one of the world's largest online trading communities. eBay creates a powerful marketplace for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of individuals and small businesses.
52-Week Range: $29.89 to $54.20 Book Value: $15.39 Price To Book: 3.4 Investors are looking forward to improving fourth-quarter earnings after the market closes on Wednesday. The consensus opinion is presently 69 cents a share, a progression of 9 cents (13%) from 60 cents during the corresponding period last year. Analysts' estimates this quarter range from 59 cents to 70 cents per share. Last quarter the company made 55 cents per share, 1 cent more than the estimate. Over half the analysts covering eBay rate it as a buy or strong buy; 23 of the 35 analysts covering the company give a buy recommendation, 12 analysts rate it a hold and none of the analysts recommend selling. New investors from a year ago are happy, and analysts rating this company a buy have called it correctly. Analysts are calling for a price target of $56.31. eBay's main competitors are Amazon.com (AMZN), Google (GOOG), Yahoo! (YHOO), and Best Buy (BBY). In theory, a case can be made for adding a few other major players as competitor peers including WalMart (WMT), Visa (V) and MasterCard (MA), but I will stick with the primary competitors in my analysis. Amazon is easily the first on the list. I have written a lot about Amazon lately, including an article Friday, You're Nuts If You See Amazon's P/E as a Buy Signal. If you are deciding between eBay and Amazon, it's an easy choice, in my opinion. Go with eBay eight days a week. eBay may be smaller than the others, but it has a lock on the auction sales space, and that's only part of their sales model. "Buy it now" and PayPal are strong revenue generators that I believe will continue to push the share price higher.Select the service that is right for you!
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