Swiss National Bank Trims Stock Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Swiss National Bank lowered its stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,328,800 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 81,900 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned 0.29% of eBay worth $120,854,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its stake in eBay by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,631,026 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $148,428,000 after purchasing an additional 117,260 shares during the period. Diversify Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of eBay by 108.0% during the third quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,664 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $386,000 after buying an additional 2,422 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG increased its position in shares of eBay by 14.3% during the third quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 25,415 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $2,311,000 after buying an additional 3,183 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 4.0% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,203 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $746,000 after buying an additional 316 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of eBay by 5.6% in the third quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,355 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $942,000 after acquiring an additional 547 shares during the period. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

eBay Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of NASDAQ EBAY opened at $90.86 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $89.51 and its 200 day moving average is $88.54. eBay Inc. has a 52 week low of $58.71 and a 52 week high of $101.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. The company has a market cap of $40.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.89, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.38.

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

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This is a boost from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. eBay’s payout ratio is 28.51%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on EBAY shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of eBay from $98.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Arete Research increased their price objective on eBay from $91.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of eBay from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $88.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of eBay from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $97.97.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 33,441 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.99, for a total transaction of $3,076,237.59. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 4,733 shares in the company, valued at $435,388.67. The trade was a 87.60% decrease in their position. 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 the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.94, for a total value of $374,540.28. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 91,921 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,715,848.74. This trade represents a 4.63% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 44,593 shares of company stock worth $3,998,870 in the last quarter. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

eBay 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.