6,186 Shares in eBay Inc. $EBAY Bought by Rice Hall James & Associates LLC

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC bought a new stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 6,186 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $691,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EBAY. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in eBay during the 2nd quarter worth about $282,479,000. Altshuler Shaham Ltd increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 4,452,655.3% in the 4th quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 2,092,795 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $182,282,000 after acquiring an additional 2,092,748 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 214.6% in the 4th quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,858,383 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $161,865,000 after acquiring an additional 1,267,601 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of eBay by 3,248.7% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 1,167,019 shares during the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

eBay Trading Up 1.3%

NASDAQ EBAY opened at $102.27 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $110.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $102.15. eBay Inc. has a one year low of $78.03 and a one year high of $119.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market cap of $45.51 billion, a PE ratio of 21.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.37.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The e-commerce company reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.01 billion. eBay had a net margin of 18.50% and a return on equity of 47.88%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.37 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.420 EPS. Analysts expect that eBay Inc. will post 4.87 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.67%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of eBay stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.17, for a total transaction of $94,213.71. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,533 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,769,967.61. This trade represents a 2.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 86,112 shares of company stock valued at $9,837,076. Company insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price target on eBay from $110.00 to $106.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Susquehanna restated a “neutral” rating on shares of eBay in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of eBay from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $105.00 to $92.00 in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $124.00 target price on shares of eBay in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, eBay has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $117.09.

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.