Jefferies Financial Group Issues Positive Forecast for eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Stock Price

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) had its price objective boosted by Jefferies Financial Group from $65.00 to $75.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has an underperform rating on the e-commerce company’s stock.

EBAY has been the topic of a number of other reports. President Capital lifted their price target on eBay from $102.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Barclays upped their price objective on eBay from $104.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on eBay to $117.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Tuesday. Thirteen equities 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. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.13.

eBay Price Performance

NASDAQ EBAY opened at $112.54 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $111.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $98.88. eBay has a 52-week low of $75.78 and a 52-week high of $119.31. The company has a market cap of $49.97 billion, a PE ratio of 25.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.37.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. eBay’s revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.38 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that eBay will post 4.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th were paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. eBay’s payout ratio is 28.12%.

Insider Activity at eBay

In other news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.04, for a total transaction of $5,852,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 29,217 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,419,557.68. The trade was a 63.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,010 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.61, for a total transaction of $116,766.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 32,146 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,716,399.06. This trade represents a 3.05% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 76,012 shares of company stock valued at $8,747,852 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of eBay

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its position in shares of eBay by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 2,931,042 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $255,294,000 after acquiring an additional 113,553 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in eBay by 62.6% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 23,108 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $2,013,000 after purchasing an additional 8,899 shares during the period. North Dakota State Investment Board purchased a new position in eBay during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,809,000. Jain Global LLC purchased a new position in eBay during the third quarter worth approximately $8,220,000. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System grew its holdings in eBay by 7.7% in the third quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 944,008 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $85,858,000 after purchasing an additional 67,362 shares during the period. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.