Arete Research Issues Positive Forecast for eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Stock Price

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) had its price objective upped by Arete Research from $103.00 to $111.00 in a research note released on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a neutral rating on the e-commerce company’s stock.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on EBAY. Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of eBay in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Truist Financial set a $94.00 target price on eBay and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded eBay from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $88.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $105.00 target price (up from $98.00) on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on eBay from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $98.38.

eBay Trading Up 1.9%

EBAY stock opened at $101.96 on Thursday. eBay has a 1-year low of $64.68 and a 1-year high of $102.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The company has a market capitalization of $45.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.44, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.34. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $90.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.86.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.25 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that eBay will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This is an increase from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. eBay’s payout ratio is 28.51%.

Insider Transactions at eBay

In other news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 33,441 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.99, for a total transaction of $3,076,237.59. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 4,733 shares in the company, valued at approximately $435,388.67. This trade represents a 87.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 28,915 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,706,154.85. This represents a 44.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 108,280 shares of company stock worth $10,111,844. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On eBay

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EBAY. High Point Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in eBay in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Abound Financial LLC purchased a new position in eBay in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in eBay in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Jessup Wealth Management Inc purchased a new position in eBay in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new position in eBay in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Hedge funds and other 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.