eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the thirty-three ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nineteen have assigned a hold recommendation and thirteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $107.8387.

EBAY has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wedbush boosted their target price on eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on eBay from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group boosted their target price on eBay from $96.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $124.00 target price on eBay in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th.

eBay Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $115.31 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $51.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 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’s 50-day moving average is $101.54 and its 200-day moving average is $92.12. eBay has a 1 year low of $71.68 and a 1 year high of $119.31.

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

eBay Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. eBay’s payout ratio is presently 28.12%.

Insider Transactions at eBay

In related news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,010 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.61, for a total value of $116,766.10. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 32,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,716,399.06. The trade was a 3.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total value of $2,168,199.53. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 28,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,706,154.85. The trade was a 44.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 86,953 shares of company stock valued at $8,287,444. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of eBay

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in eBay by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 57,613,332 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $5,018,121,000 after purchasing an additional 468,833 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in eBay by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,020,923 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $785,722,000 after purchasing an additional 692,805 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in eBay by 27.8% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 8,309,698 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $755,767,000 after purchasing an additional 1,808,976 shares in the last quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP increased its holdings in eBay by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 7,748,177 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $674,866,000 after purchasing an additional 384,570 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in eBay by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 5,263,191 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $478,687,000 after purchasing an additional 141,057 shares in the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.