eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the thirty-eight brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twenty-one have assigned a hold recommendation, fourteen have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $94.6875.

EBAY has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on eBay from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Bank of America boosted their target price on eBay from $89.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 25th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on eBay in a report on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price target on eBay from $90.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other eBay news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,910 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.31, for a total transaction of $170,582.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 3,824 shares in the company, valued at approximately $341,521.44. This represents a 33.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,439 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.53, for a total value of $397,423.67. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 93,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,361,385.76. The trade was a 4.54% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 64,323 shares of company stock valued at $5,444,100 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of eBay

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Procyon Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in eBay by 100.7% in the 2nd quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 30,789 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $2,293,000 after acquiring an additional 15,449 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its position in shares of eBay by 2.0% during the second quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 171,040 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $12,736,000 after purchasing an additional 3,374 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of eBay by 19.4% during the second quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 24,229 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,804,000 after purchasing an additional 3,933 shares in the last quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. purchased a new position in shares of eBay in the second quarter valued at $1,626,000. Finally, denkapparat Operations GmbH grew its holdings in eBay by 112.9% during the 2nd quarter. denkapparat Operations GmbH now owns 8,876 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $661,000 after purchasing an additional 4,706 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

eBay Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EBAY opened at $82.91 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.02, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.35. eBay has a one year low of $58.71 and a one year high of $101.15. The company’s fifty day moving average is $88.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is $85.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.92.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.03. eBay had a net margin of 20.37% and a return on equity of 41.94%. The business had revenue of $2.82 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.73 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.19 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.090-4.140 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.310-1.360 EPS. Analysts forecast that eBay will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th will be issued a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is 25.22%.

eBay Company Profile

eBay Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company’s marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps.