eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:eBay), a global e-commerce platform that connects buyers and sellers company yesterday reported their second-quarter 2016 financial results. eBay reported second-quarter earnings of $0.43 per share which beat analyst expectations of $0.42 per share. eBay reported second quarter revenues of $2.2 billion which beat analyst expectations of $2.17 billion.
eBay Inc. CEO’s Comments
Q2 was another good quarter where we delivered strong results and had acceleration in growth,” said Devin Wenig, President and CEO of eBay Inc. “We are now one year into executing our strategy to provide the best choice, the most relevance and the most powerful selling platform, and there are signs of momentum in our business. We continue to invest in our platforms to ensure eBay is a global commerce leader for years to come. Business Wire
eBay Technical Analysis
eBay opened trading yesterday at $26.61 which was up from the previous days trading of $26.50. eBay closed trading yesterday at $26.99 and spiked up after market to $28.85, equivalent to a 7% increase from the closing price. Taking a look at the daily chart we can see the last time eBay traded above these levels was on December 7th, 2015, when it traded at $29.05. Taking a closer look at the daily chart we can see that eBay has been on an overall upward trend dating back to June 27th when it traded of $22.72. eBay has a float of 1.07 billion shares and traded 2.60 times the normal daily trading volume on Wednesday. For trading purposes, I would like to see eBay open trading on Thursday above $28.25 and if it does I would be looking to take a long position at the bell. My stop loss would be $0.25 from my entry position fearing anything more than that and the stock would start to fill in the gap up.
Company Profile
eBay Inc. operates e-commerce platforms that connect various buyers and sellers worldwide. Its platforms enable sellers to organize and offer inventory for sale; and buyers to find and buy it virtually anytime and anywhere. The company’s Marketplace platforms include its online marketplace at eBay.com and the eBay mobile apps; and StubHub platforms comprise its online ticket platform at stubhub.com and the StubHub mobile apps, which enable fans to purchase tickets to the games, concerts, and theater shows. Its Classifieds platforms include a collection of brands, such as Mobile.de, Kijiji, Gumtree, Marktplaats, eBay Classifieds, and others that offer online classifieds and help people find whatever they are looking for in their local communities. The company platforms enable users to find, buy, sell, and pay for items through various online, mobile, and offline channels, which include retailers, distributors, liquidators, import and export companies, auctioneers, catalog and mail-order companies, classifieds, directories, search engines, commerce participants, shopping channels, and networks. eBay Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.