Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam Sells 12,113 Shares of eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Stock

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 12,113 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.36, for a total value of $1,215,660.68. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 30,835 shares in the company, valued at $3,094,600.60. This represents a 28.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, March 18th, Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 12,978 shares of eBay stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total value of $1,199,686.32.
• On Wednesday, February 18th, Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,009 shares of eBay stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.87, for a total value of $80,588.83.
• On Friday, January 30th, Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 33,441 shares of eBay stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.99, for a total value of $3,076,237.59.

eBay Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $104.65 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $90.64 and its 200 day moving average is $88.94. eBay Inc. has a 1 year low of $64.68 and a 1 year high of $105.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.34. 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 announced its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $2.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.87 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.25 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of eBay

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EBAY. Altshuler Shaham Ltd boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 4,452,655.3% in the fourth quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 2,092,795 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $182,282,000 after buying an additional 2,092,748 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 27.8% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 8,309,698 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $755,767,000 after buying an additional 1,808,976 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 214.6% in the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,858,383 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $161,865,000 after buying an additional 1,267,601 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 3,248.7% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,256,975 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $109,483,000 after buying an additional 1,219,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 47.5% in the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 3,626,424 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $315,862,000 after buying an additional 1,167,019 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Benchmark boosted their price target on eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $90.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on eBay from $119.00 to $117.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on eBay from $88.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on eBay from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $98.38.

About eBay

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.