eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the thirty-three brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $110.5161.

A number of research firms have weighed in on EBAY. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $124.00 target price on shares of eBay in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price target on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, President Capital boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th.

Insider Transactions at eBay

In other news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,919 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.51, for a total value of $208,230.69. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 32,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,485,775.24. The trade was a 5.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.17, for a total value of $94,213.71. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,533 shares in the company, valued at $3,769,967.61. This represents a 2.44% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 76,012 shares of company stock worth $8,747,852. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of eBay

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in eBay by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,558 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $223,000 after buying an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 29.7% during the second quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 489 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $321,000 after buying an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of eBay by 57.4% in the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of eBay by 4.6% in the second quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,818 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $312,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

eBay Trading Down 1.8%

EBAY opened at $110.95 on Thursday. eBay has a one year low of $77.12 and a one year high of $119.31. The company has a market cap of $49.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.16, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $111.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $99.98.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 46.11% and a net margin of 17.58%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that eBay will post 4.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.12%.

About eBay

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.