Dorsey Wright & Associates Decreases Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Dorsey Wright & Associates trimmed its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 40.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 36,148 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 24,725 shares during the quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates’ holdings in eBay were worth $3,148,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of eBay during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Abound Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of eBay during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Jessup Wealth Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of eBay in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP acquired a new stake in shares of eBay in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Finally, JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake 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 buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EBAY has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Truist Financial increased their price target on eBay from $94.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on eBay to $117.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Benchmark upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of eBay from $104.00 to $114.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of eBay from $96.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.84.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,919 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.51, for a total value of $208,230.69. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 32,124 shares in the company, valued at $3,485,775.24. This represents a 5.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.17, for a total transaction of $94,213.71. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,533 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,769,967.61. This trade represents a 2.44% 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. Insiders sold 98,015 shares of company stock valued at $10,749,186 over the last quarter. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $108.24 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The business has a fifty day moving average of $107.50 and a 200 day moving average of $95.24. eBay Inc. has a 1 year low of $72.84 and a 1 year high of $119.31.

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

eBay Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. eBay’s payout ratio is 28.12%.

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.