eBay Inc. Value Play for 2010 (NASDAQ:EBAY)

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) just might be the diamond in the rough that investors are looking for in 2010.  The online service giant currently is one of the cheaper large cap stocks available to investors.  Let’s dig a little deeper.

First of all, eBay is flushed with cash…  $2.6B duckets worth of cash that is.  The company has had a 5-year earnings growth of 10.3% and a 5-year sales growth of 22.5%.  The long-term EPS growth is projected for 17.6%.  With the stock currently trading at $22.72, it indeed looks like a good large-cap value play.

Why consider a large-cap value play for your portfolio?  Well, it could be because these types of stocks are more likely to outperform other categories under almost all circumstances.  Or, it could be that large-cap value tends to balance the old risk-reward, which is often a must during these tougher economic times for investing.

So, moving forward, if you are betting your hard-earned cash on something for an investment, why not put it on a company that can survive even tough climates?  With the economy showings signs of life, we may not be out of the woods yet, so eBay as a value play is likely a good bet.