Analysts Set eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Price Target at $94.41

Shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the thirty-seven analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twenty have given a hold recommendation, fourteen have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $94.4063.

EBAY has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Benchmark increased their price objective on eBay from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of eBay from $92.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of eBay from $89.00 to $88.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on shares of eBay in a report on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Mizuho began coverage on shares of eBay in a research report on Monday, September 29th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $98.00 target price on the stock.

eBay Price Performance

Shares of eBay stock opened at $87.10 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. eBay has a 52-week low of $58.71 and a 52-week high of $101.15. The company has a market capitalization of $39.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a 50 day moving average of $84.69 and a 200 day moving average of $86.51.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $2.82 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.73 billion. eBay had a net margin of 20.37% and a return on equity of 41.94%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.19 EPS. eBay has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.090-4.140 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.310-1.360 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that eBay will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th were issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.22%.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 2,896 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.44, for a total value of $238,746.24. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 55,990 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,615,815.60. The trade was a 4.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,920 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.90, for a total value of $157,248.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 5,746 shares in the company, valued at $470,597.40. This represents a 25.05% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 60,896 shares of company stock valued at $5,051,424. 0.64% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On eBay

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EBAY. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in eBay during the 1st quarter worth $54,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its holdings in shares of eBay by 2.9% in the first quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 463,748 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $31,410,000 after buying an additional 13,033 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 57.1% during the first quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 17,557 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,189,000 after buying an additional 6,380 shares during the period. Alamea Verwaltungs GmbH acquired a new stake in shares of eBay during the first quarter worth about $490,000. Finally, Maverick Capital Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of eBay during the first quarter worth about $3,248,000. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About eBay

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.