The eBay INC Is A Long Term Stock Meme EventHorizon1984 1 February 2013
Every few weeks an investment article comes out touting eBay INC as a long term stock. The article typically spins the strength of the company and the stock price over the last quarter or two. Like clockwork this is followed by a small buying frenzy; raising the price. Followed by quick profitable sales within the week; the price dips. Followed by another article ...
We like to think of 'long term' as years, not days. So how has eBay INC been doing 'long term'?
John Donahoe became eBay INC CEO on 31 March 2008. Let's use that as a starting date, and the opening bell share price of $29.87. Then let's add the mix of companies we've been using, that have been compared to eBay INC as competitors or peers.
Are you getting your money's worth holding on to eBay INC long term?
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"The long term used to mean three-, five- or 10-year holding periods for stock investors looking to wring out risk and boost their odds of making money." "Performance statistics going back 60 years suggest that holding stocks for 20 years — yes, 20 years — may be what it really takes to ride out the market's ups and downs, smooth out returns and make a buy-and-hold investment pay off." Adam Shell, 8 June 2011
The eBay INC Is A Long Term Stock Meme EventHorizon1984 1 February 2013
Every few weeks an investment article comes out touting eBay INC as a long term stock. The article typically spins the strength of the company and the stock price over the last quarter or two. Like clockwork this is followed by a small buying frenzy; raising the price. Followed by quick profitable sales within the week; the price dips. Followed by another article ...
We like to think of 'long term' as years, not days. So how has eBay INC been doing 'long term'?
John Donahoe became eBay INC CEO on 31 March 2008. Let's use that as a starting date, and the opening bell share price of $29.87. Then let's add the mix of companies we've been using, that have been compared to eBay INC as competitors or peers.
Are you getting your money's worth holding on to eBay INC long term?
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"The long term used to mean three-, five- or 10-year holding periods for stock investors looking to wring out risk and boost their odds of making money." "Performance statistics going back 60 years suggest that holding stocks for 20 years — yes, 20 years — may be what it really takes to ride out the market's ups and downs, smooth out returns and make a buy-and-hold investment pay off." Adam Shell, 8 June 2011
The eBay INC Is A Long Term Stock Meme
The eBay INC Is A Long Term Stock Meme
EventHorizon1984
1 February 2013
Every few weeks an investment article comes out touting eBay INC as a long term stock. The article typically spins the strength of the company and the stock price over the last quarter or two. Like clockwork this is followed by a small buying frenzy; raising the price. Followed by quick profitable sales within the week; the price dips. Followed by another article ...
We like to think of 'long term' as years, not days. So how has eBay INC been doing 'long term'?
John Donahoe became eBay INC CEO on 31 March 2008. Let's use that as a starting date, and the opening bell share price of $29.87. Then let's add the mix of companies we've been using, that have been compared to eBay INC as competitors or peers.
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Do keep in mind most of the 'lower' return companies pay a dividend, while there is no dividend income from eBay INC. The eBay INC's official investor page states:
Are you getting your money's worth holding on to eBay INC long term?
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"The long term used to mean three-, five- or 10-year holding periods for stock investors looking to wring out risk and boost their odds of making money."
"Performance statistics going back 60 years suggest that holding stocks for 20 years — yes, 20 years — may be what it really takes to ride out the market's ups and downs, smooth out returns and make a buy-and-hold investment pay off."
Adam Shell, 8 June 2011
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