Ahead of Earnings, eBay is Dealing with Activist Investor Elliott Management

Hedge funds Elliott Management and Starboard Value both have significant stakes in online marketplace eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), and both have similar ideas about how its management could succeed in the task that is the ne plus ultra for activist investors: unlocking value. That starts with spinning off StubHub and its classified business -- both of which have proven to be smart acquisitions.

In this segment of the MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and senior analyst Aaron Bush discuss the upsides and potential futures of Stubhub; the degree to which CEO Devin Wenig is suddenly on the hot seat; their thoughts on the company’s recently ended holiday season; and more.
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