eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirty-four research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nineteen have issued a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $98.1250.

EBAY has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $84.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $88.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $107.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. UBS Group set a $96.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 12,978 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total value of $1,199,686.32. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 42,948 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,970,113.12. This represents a 23.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total transaction of $2,168,199.53. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 28,915 shares in the company, valued at $2,706,154.85. This trade represents a 44.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 108,280 shares of company stock valued at $10,111,844 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of eBay

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Altshuler Shaham Ltd boosted its holdings in eBay by 4,452,655.3% during the fourth quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 2,092,795 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $182,282,000 after buying an additional 2,092,748 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in eBay by 27.8% during the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 8,309,698 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $755,767,000 after buying an additional 1,808,976 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. boosted its holdings in eBay by 214.6% during the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,858,383 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $161,865,000 after buying an additional 1,267,601 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in eBay by 3,248.7% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,256,975 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $109,483,000 after buying an additional 1,219,439 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its holdings in eBay by 47.5% during the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 3,626,424 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $315,862,000 after buying an additional 1,167,019 shares in the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

eBay Stock Up 2.9%

NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $98.15 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $43.97 billion, a PE ratio of 22.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.34. eBay has a twelve month low of $64.25 and a twelve month high of $101.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. The company’s 50 day moving average is $89.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.62.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.97 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. eBay had a net margin of 18.30% and a return on equity of 43.04%. eBay’s revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.25 EPS. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. Analysts anticipate that eBay will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were issued a $0.31 dividend. This is an increase from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. eBay’s payout ratio is currently 28.51%.

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.