Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Has $9.16 Million Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS cut its position in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 4.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 105,138 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 4,604 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in eBay were worth $9,158,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of eBay by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 57,613,332 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $5,018,121,000 after buying an additional 468,833 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in eBay by 27.8% in the third 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 during the period. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in eBay by 2.8% in the third 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 during the period. Impax Asset Management Group plc grew its holdings in eBay by 11.4% in the fourth quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 3,134,733 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $273,035,000 after purchasing an additional 321,732 shares during the period. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its holdings in eBay by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 2,931,042 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $255,294,000 after purchasing an additional 113,553 shares during the period. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at eBay

In related news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.04, for a total transaction of $5,852,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 29,217 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,419,557.68. This trade represents a 63.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 21,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total transaction of $2,044,770.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 352,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,337,822.61. This trade represents a 5.62% 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. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 136,953 shares of company stock worth $14,139,444. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

eBay Stock Up 1.0%

EBAY opened at $110.35 on Tuesday. 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 company’s 50-day moving average is $103.03 and its 200 day moving average is $92.86. eBay Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $72.83 and a fifty-two week high of $119.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.02, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.39.

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

eBay Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.12%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on EBAY shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of eBay from $94.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Citizens Jmp raised their price target on shares of eBay from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Benchmark raised their price target on shares of eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, eBay has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.84.

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.