Farther Finance Advisors LLC Grows Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 18.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,455 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after buying an additional 858 shares during the quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $406,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EBAY. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in eBay by 47.3% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 77,357 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $4,792,000 after purchasing an additional 24,840 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its stake in eBay by 31.5% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 2,052 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $139,000 after acquiring an additional 492 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in eBay by 47.4% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,232 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 396 shares during the period. Moody National Bank Trust Division bought a new position in shares of eBay in the 1st quarter worth approximately $225,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of eBay by 7,928.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 841,748 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $57,012,000 after purchasing an additional 831,263 shares during the period. 87.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other eBay news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 22,206 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.90, for a total value of $1,729,847.40. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,910 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.31, for a total value of $170,582.10. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 3,824 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $341,521.44. This represents a 33.31% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 157,553 shares of company stock valued at $13,505,983. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of eBay stock opened at $91.14 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $41.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. eBay Inc. has a 12 month low of $56.33 and a 12 month high of $101.15. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $91.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.14.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The e-commerce company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.07. eBay had a return on equity of 38.97% and a net margin of 20.86%.The company had revenue of $2.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.64 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.18 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.290-1.340 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.55%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EBAY has been the subject of several analyst reports. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of eBay from $70.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on eBay from $66.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen downgraded eBay from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on eBay from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on eBay from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $79.75.

About eBay

eBay Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company’s marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps.