eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirty-four brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have given a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $95.6563.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of eBay in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Barclays boosted their price target on eBay from $92.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Mizuho began coverage on eBay in a research report on Monday, September 29th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $98.00 price objective for the company. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on eBay from $102.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on eBay from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,462 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.94, for a total transaction of $374,540.28. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 91,921 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,715,848.74. This trade represents a 4.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 35,305 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.54, for a total transaction of $2,878,769.70. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 2,862 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $233,367.48. The trade was a 92.50% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 53,675 shares of company stock valued at $4,388,825. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On eBay

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EBAY. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in eBay by 18.7% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 5,455 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $406,000 after purchasing an additional 858 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of eBay during the second quarter worth $2,495,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 18.7% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 14,750 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,098,000 after buying an additional 2,322 shares in the last quarter. Revisor Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of eBay in the second quarter valued at about $255,000. Finally, Ballentine Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of eBay by 4.3% in the second quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 14,857 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $1,106,000 after acquiring an additional 611 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

eBay Price Performance

NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $92.82 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.95 billion, a PE ratio of 20.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.35. eBay has a 1-year low of $58.71 and a 1-year high of $101.15. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $85.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $88.15. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.36 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 firm had revenue of $2.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.73 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.19 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, research analysts expect that eBay will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th were issued a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 28th. eBay’s payout ratio is currently 25.22%.

eBay Company 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.