Acropolis Investment Management LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Acropolis Investment Management LLC reduced its holdings in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 36.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,884 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 8,488 shares during the period. Acropolis Investment Management LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $1,296,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new position in shares of eBay during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in shares of eBay in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in eBay in the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Financial Strategies CORP acquired a new stake in shares of eBay in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at eBay

In other news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total transaction 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 represents a 15.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total value of $2,168,199.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 28,915 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,706,154.85. The trade was a 44.48% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 87,280 shares of company stock valued at $8,067,074. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

eBay Stock Down 1.6%

eBay stock opened at $87.98 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. eBay Inc. has a twelve month low of $58.71 and a twelve month high of $101.15. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.37.

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

eBay Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th were given a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. This is a boost from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. eBay’s payout ratio is currently 28.51%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on EBAY. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of eBay in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Evercore upped their price target on eBay from $93.00 to $94.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Barclays dropped their target price on eBay from $105.00 to $104.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target 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. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, eBay currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $97.97.

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.