MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH Acquires 9,296 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH increased its holdings in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 109.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,761 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,296 shares during the quarter. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH’s holdings in eBay were worth $1,615,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EBAY. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 5.6% in the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 9,085,603 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $674,061,000 after buying an additional 478,410 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in eBay by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,581,556 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $638,983,000 after acquiring an additional 140,160 shares during the period. Impax Asset Management Group plc grew its position in eBay by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 3,810,634 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $282,838,000 after acquiring an additional 275,344 shares during the last quarter. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. purchased a new position in eBay in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $235,149,000. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its stake in eBay by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 2,817,489 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $256,251,000 after purchasing an additional 157,537 shares during the period. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In related news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 7,221 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.08, for a total transaction of $585,478.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 235,781 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,117,123.48. This trade represents a 2.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,920 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.90, for a total transaction of $157,248.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 5,746 shares in the company, valued at $470,597.40. The trade was a 25.05% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 53,675 shares of company stock valued at $4,388,825. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on EBAY. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of eBay from $102.00 to $98.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Monday, October 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $94.47.

eBay Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EBAY opened at $90.91 on Friday. eBay Inc. has a 1 year low of $58.71 and a 1 year high of $101.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.35. The company’s 50-day moving average is $84.32 and its 200 day moving average is $87.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.03. eBay had a return on equity of 41.94% and a net margin of 20.37%.The business had revenue of $2.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.73 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.19 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.090-4.140 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.310-1.360 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

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 $0.29 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is 25.22%.

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.