Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC decreased its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 50.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,150 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 6,291 shares during the period. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $536,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its stake in eBay by 10.9% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 2,459,405 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $223,683,000 after purchasing an additional 242,168 shares during the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance lifted its stake in eBay by 407.8% in the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,469 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $2,407,000 after purchasing an additional 21,257 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in eBay by 30.1% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 181,787 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $16,534,000 after purchasing an additional 42,048 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its stake in eBay by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 2,931,042 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $255,294,000 after purchasing an additional 113,553 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in eBay by 62.6% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 23,108 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $2,013,000 after purchasing an additional 8,899 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EBAY has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group upped their price objective on eBay from $96.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Citizens Jmp upped their price objective on eBay from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $114.00 in a report on Monday, May 11th. Arete Research lowered their target price on shares of eBay from $113.00 to $111.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, eBay currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.84.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total value of $1,542,361.40. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 94,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,733,638.76. This represents a 15.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.04, for a total transaction of $5,852,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 29,217 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,419,557.68. The trade was a 63.12% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 136,953 shares of company stock worth $14,139,444. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

More eBay News

Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Takeover speculation could still support the stock if a higher or more credible bid emerges, as GameStop’s Ryan Cohen has said he may pursue other options after eBay rejected his $56 billion offer. Wall Street awaits GameStop CEO Cohen’s next move after eBay rejected takeover bid
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street coverage has highlighted eBay’s strong recent earnings and revenue growth, and some analysts still view the company as a steady compounder with improved profitability. Is eBay Stock A Compounding Engine?
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerages continue to rate eBay as “Hold,” suggesting investors are waiting for clearer catalysts before bidding the shares meaningfully higher. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages
• Negative Sentiment: Arete Research trimmed its price target on eBay to $111 from $113 and kept a neutral rating, signaling more limited upside from current levels. Arete adjusts price target on eBay to $111 from $113, maintains neutral rating
• Negative Sentiment: eBay SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 50,000 shares in a pre-arranged trading plan, a move that can add to investor caution even though it was disclosed and not necessarily a negative signal on fundamentals. SEC Form 4 filing

eBay Trading Down 4.3%

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $110.36 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $101.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $92.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. eBay Inc. has a 1 year low of $71.85 and a 1 year high of $119.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.03, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.39.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The business had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.04 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.38 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.12%.

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.