EBAY
eBay Inc.
EBAY has the edge over HOFT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
HOFT
Hooker Furnishings Corporation
HOFT offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
EBAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
EBAY's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
HOFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
HOFT's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its revenue and profitability are under pressure.
EBAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.9x | $31.50 | -74% |
| Fair | 16x | $71.96 | -40% |
| Forward | 18x | $120 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $99.04 | -18% |
| Current | 26x | $120 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EBAY's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
HOFT PE Valuation
HOFT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
EBAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for EBAY, with profitability holding steady.
HOFT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
HOFT has the edge over EBAY on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
EBAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.63 | +45% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.57 | +0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.82 | +7.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.40 | +6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.34 | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.55 | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.49 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.15 | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.94 | -24% |
EBAY has the edge over HOFT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
HOFT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.06 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.69 | -$0.48 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.15 | -$1.06 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.54 | -$1.35 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.81 | -$1.90 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.21 | -1031% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.09 | -379% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.19 | -231% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.91 | -$0.25 |
HOFT lost $1.69 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
EBAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.2B | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1B | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8B | +9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7B | +6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.6B | +0.7% |
EBAY has the edge over HOFT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +5.1 points |
EBAY has the edge over HOFT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HOFT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $63.3M | -23% |
| Q2 2026 | $69.5M | -19% |
| Q1 2026 | $67M | -36% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.7M | -32% |
| Q3 2025 | $82.1M | -14% |
| Q2 2025 | $85.3M | -8.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $104.5M | +7.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $104.4M | -11% |
HOFT's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $63M last quarter, down 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2% | +7.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3% | +6.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4% | +4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -23% | -16 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5.4% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.2% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.5% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -7% | -15 points |
HOFT's operating margin was 2% last quarter, up 7.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
EBAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $749M | -6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $300M | +$741M |
| Q1 2026 | $897M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $466M | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $803M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | -$441M | -259% |
| Q1 2025 | $644M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $560M | +$564M |
EBAY generated $2.4B in free cash flow over the past year, up 54% from the year before.
HOFT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.9M | +244% |
| Q2 2026 | $14M | +1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.3M | +$6M |
| Q4 2025 | $4M | +$22.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.6M | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.8M | +2079% |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.3M | -301% |
| Q4 2024 | -$18.9M | -$14.5M |
HOFT's free cash flow has turned positive again: $22M over the past year, against −$14M the year before.
EBAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -14M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -79M shares |
| 5 years | -31% | -205M shares |
| Available history | -44% | -359M shares |
EBAY has the edge over HOFT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $664M |
| Q2 2026 | $323M |
| Q1 2026 | $486M |
| Q4 2025 | $635M |
| Q3 2025 | $626M |
| Q2 2025 | $624M |
| Q1 2025 | $615M |
| Q4 2024 | $911M |
EBAY spent $2.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 24% from the year before.
HOFT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -18K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +148K shares |
| 3 years | -0.6% | -68K shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -1.2M shares |
| Available history | -8.9% | -1.1M shares |
HOFT has 11M diluted shares, up 1.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $96,000 |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $3M |
| Q3 2023 | $4.4M |
| Q2 2023 | $4.3M |
EBAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9x | Healthy |
EBAY's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.7 years a year ago.
HOFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -10.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -6.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q3 2022 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2022 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
HOFT's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
EBAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.0 | Overbought |
EBAY's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (overbought).
HOFT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 62.1 | Neutral |
HOFT's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 62 (neutral).
EBAY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | EBAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 46% above |
| PE % | 91 | 47 | 44 pts above |
EBAY is trading at 26x earnings, a 46% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
HOFT PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | HOFT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
HOFT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
EBAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.5 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $112.4 | 6.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $102.6 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $89.8 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $69.5 | 73% above |
EBAY has the edge over HOFT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HOFT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.5 | 8% above |
| 20 week MA | $13.9 | 4.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $13.5 | 8.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 20% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.6 | 6.4% below |
HOFT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 6.4% below its 200-week average.
EBAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.1 | $50.1 | +39% |
| 2021 | $50.1 | $64.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $64.9 | $40.2 | -38% |
| 2023 | $40.2 | $43.6 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | $43.6 | $62.8 | +44% |
| 2025 | $62.8 | $85.2 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $85.2 | $120.1 | +41% |
EBAY has the edge over HOFT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
HOFT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.7 | $31.5 | +23% |
| 2021 | $31.5 | $22.2 | -29% |
| 2022 | $22.2 | $17.9 | -20% |
| 2023 | $17.9 | $26.1 | +46% |
| 2024 | $26.1 | $13.4 | -49% |
| 2025 | $13.4 | $11.2 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.2 | $14.6 | +30% |
HOFT has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 30% so far in 2026.