Raiffeisen Bank International AG Increases Stock Position in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Raiffeisen Bank International AG boosted its stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 58.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 504,986 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after buying an additional 186,137 shares during the period. Raiffeisen Bank International AG’s holdings in eBay were worth $43,984,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in eBay by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,558 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $223,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in eBay by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $321,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in eBay by 57.4% during the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. boosted its position in eBay by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. now owns 22,461 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,956,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in eBay by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,336 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $726,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 12,978 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total value of $1,199,686.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 42,948 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,970,113.12. The trade was a 23.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 94,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,733,638.76. This trade represents a 15.01% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 148,063 shares of company stock worth $15,356,989 in the last ninety days. 0.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

eBay Stock Up 3.0%

EBAY stock opened at $109.61 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $48.67 billion, a PE ratio of 24.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.39. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $106.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.32. eBay Inc. has a 52 week low of $72.84 and a 52 week high of $119.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36.

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

eBay Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Evercore set a $96.00 price target on eBay in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price target on eBay from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wedbush upped their price target on eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. TD Cowen upped their price target on eBay from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on eBay from $120.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Thirteen 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, eBay has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.84.

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.