Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd reduced its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY – Free Report) by 13.8% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 66,175 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 10,588 shares during the quarter. Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd’s holdings in eBay were worth $6,023,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of EBAY. Altshuler Shaham Ltd raised 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 during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,267,601 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of eBay by 3,248.7% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,256,975 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $109,483,000 after acquiring an additional 1,219,439 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its position in eBay by 47.5% in the 4th quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 3,626,424 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $315,862,000 after acquiring an additional 1,167,019 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in eBay during the 4th quarter valued at about $98,728,000. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.
eBay Price Performance
EBAY opened at $114.01 on Monday. eBay Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $78.03 and a fifty-two week high of $119.31. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $111.38 and a 200 day moving average of $101.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22. The firm has a market cap of $50.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.37.
Key Headlines Impacting eBay
- 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
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 6th. The shares were 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 owned 275,431 shares in the company, valued at $31,214,595.23. This trade represents a 3.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.17, for a total transaction of $94,213.71. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 34,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,769,967.61. The trade was a 2.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 76,012 shares of company stock valued at $8,747,852. Company insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
EBAY has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citizens Jmp boosted their price objective on eBay from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Wedbush assumed coverage on eBay in a report on Thursday, July 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $135.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on eBay from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Evercore set a $96.00 price target on eBay in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price target on eBay from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, eBay has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $110.52.
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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.
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