eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Receives $109.39 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirty-three analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have issued a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $110.5161.

EBAY has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Friday, June 12th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of eBay from $117.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 price target on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price objective on eBay from $94.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.33, for a total transaction of $1,259,096.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 275,431 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,214,595.23. The trade was a 3.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,919 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.51, for a total transaction of $208,230.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 32,124 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,485,775.24. This trade represents a 5.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 76,012 shares of company stock valued at $8,747,852 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On eBay

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ballentine Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 15,481 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,730,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Fairvoy Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of eBay during the 2nd quarter worth $1,028,000. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 9.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,628 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $405,000 after acquiring an additional 325 shares during the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management purchased a new position in eBay in the second quarter worth $122,121,000. Finally, Aspen Investment Management Inc grew its position in eBay by 15.5% in the second quarter. Aspen Investment Management Inc now owns 3,922 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $438,000 after acquiring an additional 525 shares in the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key eBay News

Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush initiated coverage on eBay with an Outperform rating and a $135 price target, implying meaningful upside from current levels. This kind of analyst support can help reinforce investor confidence in the stock. Benzinga coverage
• Positive Sentiment: The UK competition watchdog cleared eBay’s $1.2 billion Depop acquisition, removing a regulatory hurdle and signaling progress on eBay’s growth-by-acquisition strategy. Retail Insight Network article
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage also noted that eBay currently has a “Hold” consensus from brokerages, which suggests analysts remain split on the near-term outlook despite the recent bullish target. American Banking News article
• Neutral Sentiment: A product-related mention about a classic Camaro being listed on eBay is not a meaningful company-specific catalyst for the stock. MSN article
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen’s renewed push to acquire eBay, including his comment that the company is “coming for eBay one way or another.” While an acquisition premium can sometimes support a stock, the repeated takeover pressure and talk of appealing directly to shareholders may also create uncertainty and volatility for eBay investors. Yahoo Finance article

eBay Stock Up 1.0%

EBAY stock opened at $112.06 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.75 billion, a PE ratio of 25.41, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.37. eBay has a twelve month low of $76.85 and a twelve month high of $119.31. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $111.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $99.35.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. eBay had a return on equity of 46.11% and a net margin of 17.58%.The firm had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.38 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that eBay will post 4.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were paid a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.12%.

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.