Ardsley Advisory Partners LP Buys 26,000 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

Ardsley Advisory Partners LP lifted its stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 44.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 85,000 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,000 shares during the quarter. Ardsley Advisory Partners LP’s holdings in eBay were worth $7,404,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EBAY. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in eBay in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Abound Financial LLC bought a new stake in eBay during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Jessup Wealth Management Inc bought a new stake in eBay during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in eBay during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new stake in eBay during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Benchmark increased their price objective on eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on eBay from $97.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on eBay from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Wedbush upped their price objective on eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Thirteen investment 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 MarketBeat, eBay has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.84.

eBay Stock Performance

EBAY stock opened at $107.89 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $107.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $95.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The firm has a market cap of $47.90 billion, a PE ratio of 24.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.39. eBay Inc. has a 1-year low of $72.84 and a 1-year high of $119.31.

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

eBay Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were paid a $0.31 dividend. 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 currently 28.12%.

Insider Activity at eBay

In related news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,010 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.61, for a total value of $116,766.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 32,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,716,399.06. The trade was a 3.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 50,000 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.04, for a total value of $5,852,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 29,217 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,419,557.68. This represents 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. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 95,233 shares of company stock valued at $10,446,742. 0.67% of the stock is owned by 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.