Empowered Funds LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Empowered Funds LLC reduced its holdings in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 13.4% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 92,323 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 14,307 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $8,403,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EBAY. Altshuler Shaham Ltd boosted its stake in eBay by 4,452,655.3% in the 4th quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 2,092,795 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $182,282,000 after buying an additional 2,092,748 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 214.6% during the 4th quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,858,383 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $161,865,000 after acquiring an additional 1,267,601 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of eBay by 3,248.7% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,256,975 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $109,483,000 after acquiring an additional 1,219,439 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its position in shares of eBay by 47.5% in the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 3,626,424 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $315,862,000 after acquiring an additional 1,167,019 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in eBay in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $98,728,000. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of eBay from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Barclays upped their price objective on eBay from $104.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of eBay in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, eBay currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $110.52.

eBay Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $114.01 on Friday. 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 Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $78.03 and a fifty-two week high of $119.31. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $111.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $101.03. The stock has a market cap of $50.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.37.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.38 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 4.89 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other eBay news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 34,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,769,967.61. This trade represents a 2.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 32,124 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,485,775.24. This represents a 5.64% 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. In the last three months, insiders sold 76,012 shares of company stock valued at $8,747,852. Company insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about eBay

Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Depop acquisition expands eBay’s fashion-resale business. eBay completed its purchase of Depop from Etsy for approximately $1.4 billion in cash, including a $1.2 billion purchase price plus adjustments and interest. The deal gives eBay access to Depop’s younger, community-oriented customer base and strengthens its position in secondhand fashion, while traffic in Australia reportedly surged around the transaction. eBay completes Depop acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Sports-card activity highlights a significant growth category. Reporting on eBay’s roughly $1.36 billion sports-card business points to record transaction levels and continued collector demand. The figures reinforce eBay’s role in collectibles and could support higher engagement, payments activity and marketplace revenue. eBay’s sports-card business
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are looking ahead to second-quarter 2026 results. Analysts are evaluating expected revenue, earnings and marketplace metrics for the quarter ended June 2026. The focus will be on gross merchandise volume, active buyers, advertising and the early contribution from Depop. eBay’s latest reported quarter showed revenue growth and an earnings beat, raising the bar for the upcoming report. eBay Q2 earnings projections
• Negative Sentiment: eBay and former executives agreed to a settlement of about $55.7 million—with reports citing approximately $48.7 million in direct compensation—in a cyberstalking and harassment case involving a Massachusetts couple. The unusual conduct by former employees and executives creates reputational damage and highlights governance concerns, although the settlement removes the uncertainty of continued litigation. eBay cyberstalking case settlement

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.