Gateway Wealth Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 4,915 eBay Inc. $EBAY

Gateway Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 4,915 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $447,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EBAY. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC increased its position in eBay by 128.9% in the 1st quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 277 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in eBay during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Abound Financial LLC bought a new position in eBay in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in eBay in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Jessup Wealth Management Inc bought a new position in eBay in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at eBay

In related news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.17, for a total transaction of $94,213.71. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 34,533 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,769,967.61. The trade was a 2.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.33, for a total transaction of $1,259,096.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 275,431 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $31,214,595.23. The trade was a 3.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. Insiders sold a total of 76,012 shares of company stock worth $8,747,852 in the last quarter. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

eBay News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Depop acquisition expands eBay’s fashion-resale business. eBay completed its purchase of Depop from Etsy for approximately $1.4 billion in cash, including a $1.2 billion purchase price plus adjustments and interest. The deal gives eBay access to Depop’s younger, community-oriented customer base and strengthens its position in secondhand fashion, while traffic in Australia reportedly surged around the transaction. eBay completes Depop acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Sports-card activity highlights a significant growth category. Reporting on eBay’s roughly $1.36 billion sports-card business points to record transaction levels and continued collector demand. The figures reinforce eBay’s role in collectibles and could support higher engagement, payments activity and marketplace revenue. eBay’s sports-card business
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are looking ahead to second-quarter 2026 results. Analysts are evaluating expected revenue, earnings and marketplace metrics for the quarter ended June 2026. The focus will be on gross merchandise volume, active buyers, advertising and the early contribution from Depop. eBay’s latest reported quarter showed revenue growth and an earnings beat, raising the bar for the upcoming report. eBay Q2 earnings projections
• Negative Sentiment: eBay and former executives agreed to a settlement of about $55.7 million—with reports citing approximately $48.7 million in direct compensation—in a cyberstalking and harassment case involving a Massachusetts couple. The unusual conduct by former employees and executives creates reputational damage and highlights governance concerns, although the settlement removes the uncertainty of continued litigation. eBay cyberstalking case settlement

eBay Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of eBay stock opened at $114.01 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $50.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.37. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $111.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $101.03. eBay Inc. has a 12-month low of $78.03 and a 12-month high of $119.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.04 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 46.11% and a net margin of 17.58%.The business’s revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.38 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 4.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EBAY has been the subject of several recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 price objective on eBay in a report on Thursday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on eBay from $120.00 to $130.00 in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $115.00 price target (up from $105.00) on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. 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 research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $110.52.

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.