Investing In EBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY): Why Should You?

After Hours

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Internet Retail industry segment. The current market capitalization of EBay Inc is $31.61B. A total of 3.54 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.74M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Priest Stephen J sold 1,033 shares of EBAY for 64.93 per share on Jan 16 ’25. After the transaction, the SVP, Chief Financial Officer now owns 65,080 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 16 ’25, STEPHEN J PRIEST bought 1,033 shares at 65.11 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, IANNONE JAMIE disposed of 5,625 shares on Jan 02 ’25 at a per-share price of $62.38. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 542,248 shares of EBAY after the transaction. In another insider transaction, IANNONE JAMIE sold 5,625 shares at $61.78 per share on Jan 03 ’25. Company shares held by the President and CEO now total 536,623.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. EBay Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.08, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.64%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.67. EBAY’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.72% when it declared a $0.27 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/29/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/30/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.92%. The EBAY stock dividend was $0.27 per share in cash.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EBAY has a high of $71.52 and a low of $40.74.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. EBAY’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $7.32B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $9.43B in debt and $4.62B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $11.24, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.78B.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EBAY is Buy with a score of 3.55.

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