eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Citigroup Analyst Says

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) had its price objective upped by Citigroup from $107.00 to $114.00 in a report released on Friday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the e-commerce company’s stock. Citigroup’s price target indicates a potential upside of 22.96% from the stock’s current price.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America raised their price objective on eBay from $100.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on eBay from $88.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of eBay from $98.00 to $101.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $119.00 price target on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, eBay has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $97.97.

eBay Price Performance

eBay stock opened at $92.71 on Friday. eBay has a 12-month low of $58.71 and a 12-month high of $101.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.38. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $89.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. eBay had a net margin of 18.30% and a return on equity of 43.04%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.25 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. Equities analysts predict that eBay will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other eBay news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,462 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.94, for a total transaction of $374,540.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 91,921 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,715,848.74. The trade was a 4.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 2,896 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.44, for a total transaction of $238,746.24. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 55,990 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,615,815.60. The trade was a 4.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 44,593 shares of company stock worth $3,998,870 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On eBay

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in eBay by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,558 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $223,000 after buying an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in eBay by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $321,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in eBay by 57.4% during the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC boosted its position in eBay by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 29,151 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $2,651,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the period. Finally, Garrett Wealth Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in eBay by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Garrett Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,278 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

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.