EBAY

So the latest batch of Chicken Littles is certain that doomsday is May 21, 2011. Of course this is just the latest in a long line of end-of-the-world predictions. Someone is bound to be correct eventually, I suppose. But will this be the day? We will see soon. In the meanwhile, here are five...

Do you like gifts? Do you enjoy getting things for free? FreeMonee is betting that you do. Thus, when the company's program begins this summer, it will give credit and debit cardholders the chance to receive cash gifts from various stores and restaurants. According to Mashable, the site comes...

Benchmark is out with its report today on eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), raising its PT from $30 to $36. In a note to clients, Benchmark writes, "eBay posted solid 1Q11 earnings with total revenue of $2.5 billion, in-line with our estimate and above street consensus, reflecting 16% y/y growth. The 2Q11 and...

Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) from $30 to $36 and maintains its Neutral rating.

In a report released this morning, Stifel Nicolaus said that it believed eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) “will prevail at the $29.25 price” in the GSI Commerce (NASDAQ: GSIC) buyout. “There is a 40-day ‘go-shop' provision with matching rights by eBay,” Stifel Nicolaus writes. “We do not expect Amazon (NASDAQ...

Lazard Capital has downgraded GSI Commerce (NASDAQ: GSIC) from Buy to Hold following eBay's (NASDAQ: EBAY) acquisition offer.

Morgan Keegan is raising its PT on shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) from $33 to $34. eBay closed Monday at $30.34.

In a bid to draw more buyers and sellers, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) plans to buy GSI Commerce (NASDAQ: GSIC), an e-commerce company, for $1.96 billion in cash, according to an article in Reuters. eBay said on Monday that it offered $29.25 per share to GSI shareholders. Shares rose by a 50.9 percent...

Piper Jaffray has published a research report on U.S. Auto Parts Network (NASDAQ: PRTS) after the company reported an in-line quarter despite negative impact from eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) changes. In the report, Piper Jaffray writes "We believe investors could grow increasingly positive on shares of...

Jefferies, who raised its PT on eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), is providing some color on the company. “At its mid-point, management's guidance for $13-15B in revenues and 10-14% PFEPS CAGR is well above current consensus for $12.8B in revenues and $2.32 in NEPS (10% CAGR),” Jefferies writes. “Management's...

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) from $34 to $40 and maintains its Buy rating.

JP Morgan has raised the price target on eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) from $25 to $32 and maintains its Neutral rating.

Citigroup has raised the price target on eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) from $31 to $33 and maintains its Hold rating.

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) from $32 to $34 and maintains its Buy rating.

Deutsche Bank has raised the price target on eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) from $20 to $22 and maintains its Sell rating.