Financial Survey: eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) and Global-e Online (NASDAQ:GLBE)

Global-e Online (NASDAQ:GLBE) and eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Global-e Online and eBay”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global-e Online	$752.76 million	9.05	-$75.55 million	$0.03	1,338.43
eBay	$10.28 billion	3.72	$1.98 billion	$4.60	18.40

eBay has higher revenue and earnings than Global-e Online. eBay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global-e Online, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.6% of Global-e Online shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of eBay shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Global-e Online shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of eBay shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Global-e Online and eBay, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global-e Online	2	1	10	0	2.62
eBay	2	20	14	1	2.38

Global-e Online presently has a consensus target price of $49.91, suggesting a potential upside of 24.30%. eBay has a consensus target price of $94.41, suggesting a potential upside of 11.51%. Given Global-e Online’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global-e Online is more favorable than eBay.

Risk and Volatility

Global-e Online has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, eBay has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Global-e Online and eBay’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global-e Online	0.82%	0.81%	0.59%
eBay	20.37%	41.94%	11.09%

Summary

eBay beats Global-e Online on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Global-e Online

Global-E Online Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides a platform to enable and accelerate direct-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce in Israel, the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. Its platform enables international shoppers to buy online and merchants to sell from, and to, worldwide. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel.

About eBay

eBay Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company’s marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps. Its platforms enable users to list, sell, and buy various products. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.