Vinva Investment Management Ltd Has $20.76 Million Position in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Vinva Investment Management Ltd cut its holdings in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 9.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 227,244 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 23,303 shares during the period. Vinva Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in eBay were worth $20,756,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. acquired a new stake in eBay in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $235,149,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of eBay by 1,007.4% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,189,868 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $163,058,000 after acquiring an additional 1,992,116 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of eBay by 27.8% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 8,309,698 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $755,767,000 after acquiring an additional 1,808,976 shares during the last quarter. M&G PLC grew its stake in shares of eBay by 88.8% in the second quarter. M&G PLC now owns 2,785,699 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $206,142,000 after acquiring an additional 1,310,373 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Panagora Asset Management Inc. increased its position in eBay by 1,416.4% during the second quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 831,976 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $61,949,000 after acquiring an additional 777,109 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other eBay news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 33,441 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.99, for a total transaction of $3,076,237.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 4,733 shares in the company, valued at $435,388.67. This trade represents a 87.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,462 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.94, for a total value of $374,540.28. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 91,921 shares in the company, valued at $7,715,848.74. The trade was a 4.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 44,593 shares of company stock worth $3,998,870. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on EBAY. Wedbush upped their target price on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Truist Financial set a $94.00 price target on shares of eBay and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Arete Research increased their target price on shares of eBay from $91.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $97.97.

eBay Stock Down 0.4%

EBAY opened at $92.71 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $41.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $89.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.72. eBay Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $58.71 and a fifty-two week high of $101.15.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.87 billion. eBay had a net margin of 18.30% and a return on equity of 43.04%. The business’s revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.25 EPS. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. This is a boost from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.67%.

eBay Company Profile

eBay Inc is a global e-commerce company that operates an online marketplace connecting individual consumers and businesses for the sale and purchase of new, used and collectible goods. Founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar and headquartered in San Jose, California, eBay grew from its early auction-style site into a diversified platform offering both auction-format listings and fixed-price “Buy It Now” transactions. The company completed an initial public offering in the late 1990s and has since evolved its platform and services to support a broad range of product categories and buyer preferences.

The company’s core business centers on its marketplace platform, which provides listing, search and transaction capabilities for millions of items across consumer goods, electronics, fashion, collectibles and more.