eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Price Target Raised to $114.00

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) had its target price raised by Citigroup from $107.00 to $114.00 in a report issued on Friday morning, MarketBeat reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the e-commerce company’s stock.

EBAY has been the topic of several other research reports. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $120.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Evercore upped their target price on shares of eBay from $93.00 to $94.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of eBay from $65.00 to $60.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, UBS Group set a $96.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, eBay presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $97.97.

eBay Price Performance

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $92.71 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $89.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.64. eBay has a 52-week low of $58.71 and a 52-week high of $101.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.38.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.06. eBay had a return on equity of 43.04% and a net margin of 18.30%.The company had revenue of $2.97 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.25 EPS. eBay’s quarterly revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that eBay will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This is an increase from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is 28.51%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other eBay news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,920 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.90, for a total value of $157,248.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 5,746 shares in the company, valued at approximately $470,597.40. The trade was a 25.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 2,896 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.44, for a total transaction of $238,746.24. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 55,990 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,615,815.60. The trade was a 4.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 44,593 shares of company stock worth $3,998,870 over the last ninety days. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On eBay

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EBAY. Arkadios Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in eBay in the second quarter worth $230,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 153.4% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 451 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of eBay in the 2nd quarter worth $231,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of eBay by 31.9% in the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 7,180 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $535,000 after purchasing an additional 1,738 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its stake in eBay by 9.9% during the 2nd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 56,993 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $4,244,000 after buying an additional 5,120 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

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.