Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Has $11.45 Million Stake in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 4.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 131,484 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,141 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $11,452,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in EBAY. Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its stake in eBay by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 14,334 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $1,067,000 after purchasing an additional 988 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in eBay during the 2nd quarter valued at about $275,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in eBay by 70.4% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 108,572 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $8,084,000 after purchasing an additional 44,851 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 48.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 471,543 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $35,111,000 after buying an additional 154,465 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 26.3% in the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 325,678 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $24,250,000 after buying an additional 67,731 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on EBAY. Citizens Jmp boosted their target price on eBay from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Benchmark boosted their target price on eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Evercore set a $96.00 target price on eBay in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on eBay from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on eBay from $104.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, eBay has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.84.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other eBay news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.59, for a total transaction of $1,217,544.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 280,204 shares in the company, valued at $30,707,556.36. This represents a 3.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,010 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.61, for a total value of $116,766.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 32,146 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,716,399.06. This represents a 3.05% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 124,896 shares of company stock worth $13,188,789. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

eBay Trading Up 0.5%

NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $109.18 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.48 billion, a PE ratio of 24.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.39. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $106.75 and its 200 day moving average is $94.70. eBay Inc. has a 12 month low of $72.84 and a 12 month high of $119.31.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.04 billion. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. eBay’s revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.38 EPS. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.12%.

eBay Company 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.