Maridea Wealth Management LLC Purchases 2,754 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

Maridea Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 83.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,073 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,754 shares during the period. Maridea Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $452,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. TB Alternative Assets Ltd. increased its holdings in eBay by 189.1% in the second quarter. TB Alternative Assets Ltd. now owns 184,169 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $13,713,000 after purchasing an additional 120,466 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of eBay by 14.1% during the 2nd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 7,846 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $584,000 after buying an additional 969 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. increased its stake in shares of eBay by 43.3% in the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 4,490 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $334,000 after acquiring an additional 1,357 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of eBay by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 14,857 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $1,106,000 after acquiring an additional 611 shares during the period. Finally, Eaton Financial Holdings Company LLC bought a new position in eBay during the second quarter worth $1,468,000. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on EBAY. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of eBay from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. President Capital upgraded eBay from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $74.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on eBay from $74.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Bank of America increased their price target on eBay from $89.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 25th. Finally, Arete Research upgraded eBay from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, twenty have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $79.75.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of eBay stock opened at $93.11 on Friday. eBay Inc. has a 52 week low of $56.33 and a 52 week high of $101.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $91.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $77.77. The company has a market cap of $42.55 billion, a PE ratio of 20.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.32.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The e-commerce company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.64 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 38.97% and a net margin of 20.86%.eBay’s revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.18 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.290-1.340 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were given a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,910 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.31, for a total value of $170,582.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 3,824 shares in the company, valued at $341,521.44. The trade was a 33.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 75,952 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.25, for a total value of $7,082,524.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 53,107 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,952,227.75. This represents a 58.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 157,553 shares of company stock valued at $13,505,983 in the last quarter. 0.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

eBay Company Profile

eBay Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company’s marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps.