DoorDash (NYSE:DASH – Get Rating) and eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY – Get Rating) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares DoorDash and eBay's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Get DoorDash alerts:| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| DoorDash | -20.74% | -15.12% | -10.74% |
| eBay | -12.96% | 34.14% | 9.22% |
Risk and Volatility
DoorDash has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, eBay has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
72.7% of DoorDash shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of eBay shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of DoorDash shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of eBay shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for DoorDash and eBay, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| DoorDash | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2.48 |
| eBay | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2.22 |
DoorDash currently has a consensus target price of $80.95, suggesting a potential upside of 41.18%. eBay has a consensus target price of $49.92, suggesting a potential upside of 8.43%. Given DoorDash's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DoorDash is more favorable than eBay.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares DoorDash and eBay's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| DoorDash | $6.58 billion | 3.38 | -$1.37 billion | ($3.62) | -15.84 |
| eBay | $9.80 billion | 2.52 | -$1.27 billion | ($2.13) | -21.62 |
eBay has higher revenue and earnings than DoorDash. eBay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoorDash, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
DoorDash beats eBay on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About DoorDash
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DoorDash, Inc. operates a logistics platform that connects merchants, consumers, and dashers in the United States and internationally. It operates DoorDash marketplace, which provides an array of services that enable merchants to solve mission-critical challenges, such as customer acquisition, delivery, insights and analytics, merchandising, payment processing, and customer support; and offers DoorDash Drive, a white-label logistics service; DoorDash Storefront that enables merchants to offer consumers on-demand access to e-commerce. The company was formerly known as Palo Alto Delivery Inc. and changed its name to DoorDash, Inc. in 2015. DoorDash, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About eBay
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eBay, Inc. operates as a commerce company. The company platforms include online marketplace and its localized counterparts, including off-platform businesses in South Korea, Japan, and Turkey, as well as eBay's suite of mobile apps. The company technologies and services are designed to give buyers choice and a breadth of relevant inventory and to enable sellers worldwide to organize and offer their inventory for sale, virtually anytime and anywhere. The company was founded by Pierre M. Omidyar in September 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.
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