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 (EBAY 0.61%) 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 |
$72.1 billion |
Industry |
Internet software and services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$14.5 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.com |
On CAPS, 87% of the 4,435 members who have rated eBay believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, mmaclaurin, succinctly summed up the eBay bull case for our commnity: "While its primary competitor Amazon wanders from shiny object to shiny object, eBay doggedly pursues commerce around the globe and in all forms, including retail through [GSI Commerce]. New global trading service is a game-changer and will support strong growth through 2013"