eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirty-three research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nineteen have given a hold recommendation and thirteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $109.3871.

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on eBay from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on eBay from $87.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on eBay from $94.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Citizens Jmp increased their price objective on eBay from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group raised their price objective on eBay from $90.00 to $114.00 in a report on Monday, May 11th.

eBay Price Performance

EBAY stock opened at $112.76 on Thursday. 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 has a one year low of $75.78 and a one year high of $119.31. The stock has a market cap of $50.07 billion, a PE ratio of 25.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.37. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $111.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $99.08.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.38 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. On average, analysts predict that eBay will post 4.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were given 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 was Friday, May 29th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.12%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,010 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The shares were 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 owned 32,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,716,399.06. This represents a 3.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 50,000 shares of the 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 29,217 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,419,557.68. This represents a 63.12% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 76,012 shares of company stock valued at $8,747,852. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of eBay

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of eBay by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,558 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $223,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management boosted its holdings in eBay by 29.7% in the second quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 489 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in eBay by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $321,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of eBay by 57.4% during the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 2,818 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $312,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.