Yahoo Finance eBay Earnings: What To Look For From EBAY
Online marketplace eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) will be reporting results tomorrow after the bell. Here's what to expect.
eBay met analysts' revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $2.56 billion, up 1.8% year on year. It was a weak quarter for the company, with underwhelming revenue guidance for the next quarter and slow revenue growth.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting eBay's revenue to be flat year on year at $2.53 billion, slowing from the 4.9% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.12 per share.
The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. eBay has a history of exceeding Wall Street's expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 1.6% on average.
Looking at eBay's peers in the consumer internet segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Netflix delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 16.8%, meeting analysts' expectations, and Coursera reported revenues up 10.8%, topping estimates by 3.5%. Netflix traded down 1.5% following the results while Coursera was up 45.1%.
Read our full analysis of Netflix's results here and Coursera's results here.
Investors in the consumer internet segment have had steady hands going into earnings, with share prices up 2% on average over the last month. eBay is up 3.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $53.5 (compared to the current share price of $54.55).
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