On Wall Street, Is eBay Inc (EBAY) The ‘New’ Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)?

Which e-tailer is a better investment? That depends on how you feel about Amazon’s valuation, its long-term diversification goals, eBay’s international prospects, and the likelihood that a competing payments processor will undermine PayPal in the next few years.

eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)’s cheaper today, and it’s justified its share price growth with solid fundamentals. Since its current valuations are all running ahead of its long-term averages, it’s important to consider whether the company can show enough growth with its quarterly report this evening to justify another run like 2012’s. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) may not be a great investment right now based on its outlandish valuations, but that makes it no less a threat to eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)’s continued expansion. E-tailing is increasingly becoming dominated by a few major players, and the last thing Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) will do is sit around on its hands while eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) scoops up more mobile consumers.

The article Is eBay the New Amazon on Wall Street? originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Alex Planes.

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