Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Has $6.54 Million Stock Position in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund grew its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 10.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 75,024 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,000 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in eBay were worth $6,535,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of eBay by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,336 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $726,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators grew its holdings in shares of eBay by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 8,079 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $704,000 after buying an additional 344 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of eBay by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 56,746 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $4,943,000 after buying an additional 2,748 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of eBay by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 155,739 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $13,565,000 after buying an additional 10,362 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming grew its holdings in shares of eBay by 506.0% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 4,012 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $349,000 after buying an additional 3,350 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $109.35 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $104.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.55. 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 Inc. has a one year low of $72.84 and a one year high of $119.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.55 billion, a PE ratio of 24.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.39.

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 the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $3.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.38 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.12%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on EBAY shares. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $97.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Wedbush boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $104.00 to $114.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Citizens Jmp boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.84.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,010 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.61, for a total value of $116,766.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly 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 can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 21,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total transaction of $2,044,770.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 352,653 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,337,822.61. The trade was a 5.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 136,953 shares of company stock valued at $14,139,444 in the last 90 days. 0.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.