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GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) is back in focus Monday after the company disclosed a 9.8% stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) on Friday, reigniting attention on its pursuit of the e-commerce platform.
Ryan Cohen has never been afraid of taking on larger rivals. He transformed Chewy into one of America's biggest online pet retailers, became the architect of GameStop's unlikely revival after the meme-stock frenzy, and has consistently argued that retailers need to reinvent themselves rather than simply chasing scale.
GameStop (GME) disclosed it owns 43.4 million eBay (EBAY) shares, or 9.8% of the e-commerce company, a sharp step up from the roughly 5% economic stake it held
Previewing the week's key earnings, GameStop still has eyes on eBay, and more
Videogame retailer GameStop owns nearly 10% of e-commerce company eBay, the company said in a regulatory filing late on Friday, nearly three months after making an unsolicited offer to buy eBay for roughly $56 billion.
GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) is back in focus Monday after the company disclosed a 9.8% stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) on Friday, reigniting attention on its pursuit of the e-commerce platform.
Ryan Cohen has never been afraid of taking on larger rivals. He transformed Chewy into one of America's biggest online pet retailers, became the architect of GameStop's unlikely revival after the meme-stock frenzy, and has consistently argued that retailers need to reinvent themselves rather than simply chasing scale.
GameStop (GME) disclosed it owns 43.4 million eBay (EBAY) shares, or 9.8% of the e-commerce company, a sharp step up from the roughly 5% economic stake it held
Previewing the week's key earnings, GameStop still has eyes on eBay, and more
Videogame retailer GameStop owns nearly 10% of e-commerce company eBay, the company said in a regulatory filing late on Friday, nearly three months after making an unsolicited offer to buy eBay for roughly $56 billion.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen said Thursday (July 16) that the company continues to pursue an acquisition of eBay, Bloomberg reported Thursday. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Cohen declined to say whether he planned to raise his offer for the company but said “we're coming for eBay one way or another,” according to the report.
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Gamestop CEO Ryan Cohen discusses the company's bid to acquire eBay, financing support for the plan, and how he sees the deal benefitting shareholders. Cohen tells Ed Ludlow, “eBay is a platform that I can build into something much more profitable and much larger.
Uber Eats has continued its expansion into deliveries of goods beyond meals by forming partnerships with gaming retailer GameStop and three footwear, apparel and accessories retail brands affiliated with Foot Locker.
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and GameStop (NYSE: GME) today announced a new partnership that brings one of the largest gaming retailers to the Uber Eats marketplace. Customers can now order video games, gaming consoles, accessories, collectibles, and more from GameStop locations nationwide on Uber Eats for scheduled or on-demand delivery. GameStop is the latest retailer to join Uber Eats' rapidly growing marketplace, which now features thousands of storef.
Best Buy currently looks substantially stronger on revenue, generating significantly higher sales volumes than GameStop. The two companies exhibit a highly seasonal revenue pattern over the last eight quarters, with massive quarter-over-quarter spikes followed by consistent subsequent declines.
GameStop is undervalued, with improving standalone performance and a rare, bullish EBITDA outlook exceeding $600 million for FY26. The proposed eBay (EBAY) acquisition is a major catalyst, but GME's robust collectibles growth and margin expansion are compelling on their own. GME trades at just 9.2x EV/FY26 adjusted EBITDA, despite double-digit sales growth and >70% EBITDA expansion, making current levels attractive.
GameStop's Q1 results showed real progress, with collectibles growth driving higher revenue, stronger margins, and a return to operating profitability. GameStop is increasingly using its balance sheet as a strategic tool through Bitcoin, eBay exposure, potential acquisitions, and buybacks. The proposed eBay acquisition could reshape the company, but it also brings meaningful execution, financing, and dilution risks.
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Shareholders approved a change that will let the video-game retailer issue more stock.
GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) ("GameStop" or the "Company") today announced that its stockholders approved all proposals presented at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, including an amendment to the Company's certificate of incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of Class A common stock. The amendment received the affirmative vote of 68.7% of votes cast, and provides the Company with the capacity to issue common stock in connectio.
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Sony announced this week that it will no longer put out video games on discs for new PlayStation releases starting in 2028. GameStop's model once relied primarily on the sale -- and, more importantly, the resale -- of video games.
Comcast (CMCSA) will separate into two independent public companies via a tax-free spinoff of NBCUniversal and Sky, sending its shares 25% high. GameStop (GME) jumps after the company said late Friday that it expects adjusted EBITDA exceeding $600M for fiscal 2027, compared to $345.4M in fiscal ‘25.
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GameStop is a retailer that sells video games, hardware, and collectibles. The company's outlook has dramatically improved under CEO Ryan Cohen.
GameStop pledged on Friday that it would pursue its proposed takeover of eBay.
GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) (“GameStop” or the “Company”) today announced that, for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027 ("fiscal year 2026"), the Company currently expects to generate Adjusted EBITDA in excess of $600 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $345.4 million in fiscal year 2025. GameStop's leadership team remains focused on advancing the proposed acquisition of eBay, Inc. ("eBay"). Additional materials regarding the proposed transaction are fo.
Shares of the beloved, but beleaguered, chain surged after individual investors rushed to defend ‘our pigtailed savior' from detractors.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen scrapped his pay package plan that stood to net him as much as $35 billion if he hit certain performance targets, citing a desire to focus on his eBay takeover bid. However, Cohen has shared few details on how he'll move forward with his $56 billion offer for eBay since the company rejected the proposal in May.
GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) is signaling a sharper strategic pivot, as chairman and CEO Ryan Cohen has opted to forgo a proposed performance-based compensation package while the company pursues a takeover of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY).
Ryan Cohen is doing two things at once that look contradictory until you stare at them long enough.
GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME)'s board has scrapped a proposed CEO performance award after a request from CEO Ryan Cohen, who said he wants leadership focused on the company's operating performance and its pursuit of online marketplace eBay. The award, approved in January 2026, would have paid Cohen as much as $35 billion if GameStop reached a market capitalization of $100 billion.
Ryan Cohen, the GameStop chairman and CEO whose Chewy exit made him a household name in retail-investor circles, sat down with Jason Calacanis on the All-In podcast and made clear that his unsolicited run at eBay is not a pose.
GameStop has scrapped CEO Ryan Cohen's potential $35 billion pay deal — at his request. The Chewy cofounder wants to focus on turning around GameStop and acquiring eBay, the company said.
GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME)'s board has scrapped a proposed CEO performance award after a request from CEO Ryan Cohen, who said he wants leadership focused on...
GameStop said on Tuesday its board had granted the request of CEO Ryan Cohen to withdraw his proposed performance award, as the company shifts its focus towards the potential acquisition of eBay.
GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) (“GameStop” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has granted the request of Ryan Cohen, Chairman and CEO, to amend the Company's proxy statement to remove the proposed CEO Performance Award. When the Board approved the CEO Performance Award in January 2026, the Company had not yet decided to pursue the acquisition of eBay, Inc. ("eBay").Mr. Cohen stated that he wants leadership fully focused on G.
GameStop maintained a strong liquidity position and reported a double-digit net margin in fiscal 2025. StubHub continues to grow its global marketplace reach through new international event partnerships.
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GameStop (NYSE:GME | GME Price Prediction) has reinvented itself into a cash-rich holding company rather than a brick-and-mortar gaming retailer, and the market is still struggling to price what that means.
The company sold those shares not too long ago, building capital for its next move. Assuming it follows through on the purchases, investors can only be left to wonder what's going on.
GameStop is rated Strong Buy with a $27.68 12-month price target, driven by record Q1 operating income and robust cash reserves. GME's $8.4B cash position covers most of its market cap, offering significant downside protection and acquisition optionality. Collectibles now comprise 42% of sales, driving margin expansion and repositioning GME away from declining physical games.
GameStop delivered a strong Q1, with net sales up 14% and a major shift toward higher-margin collectibles driving operational profitability. GameStop's $2 billion buyback and cost discipline signal strategic capital allocation, but the company's legacy hardware business continues to decline. GameStop's proposed $55 billion hostile bid for eBay faces major financing and strategic hurdles, making a successful takeover highly unlikely.
The meme stock reported increasing revenue as its collectibles business creates a reason for people to visit stores.
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GameStop enjoyed a marked step-up in profitability in the first quarter. The company's board of directors wants to return $2 billion to shareholders.
GameStop (GME) shares rose on Wednesday after the video game retailer reported record quarterly earnings and unveiled a new $2 billion share repurchase program, even as its recent bid to acquire eBay failed to gain traction. The company's stock climbed 6.12% to $22.21on Wednesday after it posted what it described as the highest quarterly net income in its history and the strongest first-quarter operating profit on record.
Shares of GameStop (NYSE:GME | GME Price Prediction) are up 9% to $22.79 on Wednesday morning, snapping back from a brutal stretch after the video game retailer posted its highest quarterly net income on record and approved a fresh $2 billion buyback.
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GameStop Corporation (NYSE:GME) shares are trading higher Wednesday after the company announced better-than-expected first-quarter financial results on Tuesday after the market closed. The company also approved a $2 billion repurchase authorization.
The videogame retailer also said that collectibles helped drive a 14% sales gain in the first quarter.
The videogame retailer reported a first-quarter profit of $389.6 million, up from $44.8 million a year earlier.
GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) posted its first-quarter results after Tuesday's closing bell, beating estimates and highlighting record quarterly net income.
GameStop on Tuesday reported a 14% rise in quarterly revenue and said its board has approved a new $2 billion share repurchase program.
GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) (“GameStop” or the “Company”) today released financial results for the first quarter ended May 2, 2026. The Company's condensed and consolidated financial statements, including GAAP and non-GAAP results, are below. FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS Highest quarterly net income in GameStop's history of $389.6 million. Highest first quarter operating income in GameStop's history of $143.3 million. Net sales grew 14% year-over-year, driven by co.
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GameStop Corp. (GME, Financials) is not backing away from eBay.The company raised its stake in eBay to 7.8% from 6.6%, even after eBay's board rejected its buyo
GameStop (GME, Financials) has grabbed Wall Street's attention with its unexpected pursuit of eBay, but many investors are still trying to figure out how Ryan C
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen shared few details when he said he would do "whatever we need to do" to buy eBay after the e-commerce company rejected his $56 billion unsolicited takeover bid as "neither credible nor attractive."
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GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) is requesting the approval of its shareholders to significantly increase its authorized share capital to as many as 2.5 billion shares, up from about 450 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing released Thursday. The company said the proposal is intended to enhance financial flexibility for potential strategic transactions, including a possible acquisition of eBay, as well as other capital-raising or corporate initiatives that may arise in the future.
eBay may have shot down GameStop's $56 billion buyout offer this month, but the videogame retailer continues to show interest in the online auction platform.
GameStop has increased its stake in eBay to about 6.55%, the videogame retailer disclosed in a filing on Tuesday, days after the e-commerce company rejected its $56 billion takeover bid.
GameStop is a lousy business, which CEO Cohen readily admits, but somehow he has made it work.
Wall Street's chat rooms can't stop talking about GameStop (NYSE:GME | GME Price Prediction) after Ryan Cohen's $56 billion offer for eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) sent the meme crowd into another frenzy.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen on Wednesday told eBay's board that the company should not reject his $56 billion takeover proposal and that the company's shareholders deserve a chance to evaluate it.
GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) CEO Ryan Cohen is making his clearest case yet for why he wants eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY), framing the proposed deal as a chance to transform one of the largest e-commerce platforms in the U.S. under an owner-operator model.
Felix Salmon called Ryan Cohen's bid for eBay largely posturing dressed up as M&A.
Deal or no deal, GameStop's recent bid to buy eBay is good news for the e-commerce company's stock.
GameStop (GME) shares fell about 2% on Tuesday after eBay (EBAY) turned down the video game retailer's unsolicited $56 billion takeover proposal.In a letter to
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) has formally shut the door on GameStop Corp.‘s (NYSE:GME) bold $56 billion takeover attempt. On May 12, the GameStop eBay acquisition attempt came to a decisive end.
eBay Inc. (EBAY) fell 0.63% and GameStop Corp. (GME) fell 1.42% intraday after eBay formally rejected GameStop's $55.5 billion takeover bid, dismissing it as "n
In a letter from eBay Chairman Paul Pressler, eBay's board said that it had completed its review of GameStop's offer and believes that eBay is a “strong, resilient business.”
The e-commerce company had permanently banned Cohen's eBay account, which included GameStock merch and other items listed for as much as $14,000.
If GameStop really wants to buy eBay, it's not going to be easy.
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GameStop's shares fell 4.14% in premarket trading early on Tuesday. The drop started overnight after a volatile trading day where the stock jumped more than 13% after popular memestock influencer Keith Gill also known as “Roaring Kitty” made a series of cryptic posts on X.
GameStop (GME) shares showed another burst of meme-stock volatility after cryptic social media posts appeared and then disappeared from the account of Keith Gil
Early May proved a turbulent period for GameStop (NYSE: GME) as CEO Ryan Cohen unveiled an unsolicited bid to acquire eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) for approximately $46 billion.
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eBay has rejected an unsolicited $56 billion takeover proposal from GameStop (GME), dealing a major setback to GameStop Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen and raising fresh doubts about the feasibility of one of the most ambitious deals attempted by a meme-stock-era company. The e-commerce company said its board had unanimously rejected the proposal, citing concerns over financing uncertainty and operational risks associated with combining the two businesses.
EBay's board rejected GameStop's $56 billion takeover bid, calling the unsolicited offer "neither credible nor attractive." GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen made an audacious bid for the online marketplace last week.
CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin reports on the latest news.
eBay stock was slightly lower after its board rejected a $56 billion takeover offer from GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen.
EBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY, XETRA:EBA) has rejected a $56 billion takeover approach from GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME), dismissing the proposal as lacking credibility and raising concerns over financing, governance and the risks of combining the two businesses. Shares in eBay fell 0.9% in pre-market trading, while GameStop stock was trading 4.2% lower.
eBay says the $56 buyout deal is “neither credible nor attractive” and cheers its standalone prospects.
EBay has rejected a takeover bid from GameStop, describing the much smaller retail company's proposal as “neither credible nor attractive”.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's bold offer for the e-commerce platform fizzled.
The online marketplace called the cash-and-stock proposal “neither credible nor attractive.”
eBay has rejected Ryan Cohen's $55.5 billion takeover offer. The GameStop CEO made an unsolicited offer earlier this month.
EBay on Tuesday rejected an ambitious $56 billion takeover bid from the much smaller GameStop on doubts over the financing of the deal, while underscoring its turnaround efforts that have boosted its growth.
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY), a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world, today announced that, following a thorough review with the support of its financial and legal advisors, the company's Board of Directors has determined to reject GameStop's unsolicited, non-binding acquisition proposal.
On May 11, 2026, GameStop Corp (GME) shares fell 4.6% to $23.17, continuing the trend of volatility as the stock has experienced a 52-week range between $19.93
It looked for a moment that Roaring Kitty was back in the meme-stock spotlight after sharing new cryptic posts that had traders scrambling on Monday afternoon.
Michael Burry explained on his Substack why he sold out of GameStop this week. The "Big Short" investor was hoping CEO Ryan Cohen would strike a less debt-heavy and dilutive deal.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen claims that eBay suspended his account. Cohen listed some of his personal items on eBay in a publicity stunt after submitting an unsolicited bid to acquire the company.
The GameStop chief, who proposed acquiring eBay for $55.5 billion Monday, was selling GameStop-related merchandise through his account.
Earlier this week, GameStop made a bold offer to buy eBay for $56 billion. The video game retailer said that it has lined up a $20 billion financing commitment from TD Securities.
Early May has been busy and turbulent for the online marketplace eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) and the video game retailer GameStop (NYSE: GME), as the latter launched an unsolicited bid to acquire the former.
