BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S Has $56.43 Million Stock Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S cut its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 2.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 647,914 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 18,362 shares during the period. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S’s holdings in eBay were worth $56,433,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of eBay in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in eBay in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new position in eBay in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in eBay by 57.4% in the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new position in eBay in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at eBay

In other news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 50,000 shares of eBay stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 29,217 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,419,557.68. The trade was a 63.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,010 shares of eBay stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.61, for a total transaction of $116,766.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 32,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,716,399.06. This represents a 3.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 quarter, insiders sold 136,953 shares of company stock valued at $14,139,444. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

eBay Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $109.35 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $104.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $93.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. eBay Inc. has a one year low of $72.84 and a one year high of $119.31. The company has a market cap of $48.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.80, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.39.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The firm had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.04 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.38 EPS. The business’s quarterly 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. Analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. eBay’s payout ratio is currently 28.12%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on EBAY shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of eBay from $88.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Arete Research dropped their price target on shares of eBay from $113.00 to $111.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, eBay presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.84.

eBay 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.