Diversified Trust Co. Raises Stock Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Diversified Trust Co. boosted its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 23.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 92,365 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,732 shares during the quarter. Diversified Trust Co.’s holdings in eBay were worth $8,045,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd lifted its position in eBay by 44.2% during the 2nd quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 19,180 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $1,415,000 after acquiring an additional 5,877 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in eBay by 1.7% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 930,951 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $69,319,000 after purchasing an additional 15,422 shares during the period. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. grew its holdings in eBay by 20.5% in the second quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. now owns 10,217 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $761,000 after purchasing an additional 1,738 shares during the period. AlphaCore Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of eBay by 304.0% during the second quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 1,200 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $89,000 after purchasing an additional 903 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of eBay by 34.6% during the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 366,862 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $27,317,000 after purchasing an additional 94,387 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on EBAY. Citizens Jmp reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $105.00 price objective (up from $98.00) on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $119.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $90.00 target price on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $97.97.

Insider Activity at eBay

In related news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 12,978 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total transaction of $1,199,686.32. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 42,948 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,970,113.12. This trade represents a 23.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total value of $1,542,361.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 94,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,733,638.76. This trade represents a 15.01% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 87,280 shares of company stock valued at $8,067,074 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

eBay Price Performance

Shares of EBAY opened at $89.85 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $40.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $89.73 and a 200 day moving average of $88.44. eBay Inc. has a twelve month low of $58.71 and a twelve month high of $101.15.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.06. eBay had a return on equity of 43.04% and a net margin of 18.30%.The business had revenue of $2.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.87 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.25 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. This is an increase from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.51%.

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.