eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirty-four ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nineteen have issued a hold recommendation and fourteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $98.1875.

Several research analysts have issued reports on 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 report on Thursday, February 19th. Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their target price on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $119.00 target price on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, February 19th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other eBay news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 33,441 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.99, for a total value of $3,076,237.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 4,733 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $435,388.67. The trade was a 87.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total transaction of $2,168,199.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 28,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,706,154.85. This trade represents a 44.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 87,280 shares of company stock valued at $8,067,074. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of eBay

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC bought a new stake in shares of eBay in the third quarter worth approximately $770,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in shares of eBay by 10.9% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 2,459,405 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $223,683,000 after acquiring an additional 242,168 shares during the period. Independent Advisor Alliance grew its stake in shares of eBay by 407.8% in the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,469 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $2,407,000 after acquiring an additional 21,257 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of eBay by 30.1% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 181,787 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $16,534,000 after acquiring an additional 42,048 shares during the period. Finally, Northstar Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of eBay by 31.6% in the third quarter. Northstar Advisory Group LLC now owns 59,129 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $5,378,000 after acquiring an additional 14,204 shares during the period. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

eBay Trading Up 3.8%

Shares of NASDAQ EBAY opened at $97.71 on Tuesday. eBay has a 1 year low of $58.71 and a 1 year high of $101.15. The stock has a market cap of $43.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $89.28 and a 200 day moving average of $88.46. 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.06. eBay had a net margin of 18.30% and a return on equity of 43.04%. The company had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.87 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.25 EPS. eBay’s 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, sell-side analysts expect that eBay will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th were issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. This is a boost from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.51%.

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.