9,896 Shares in eBay Inc. $EBAY Bought by Bridgefront Capital LLC

Bridgefront Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 9,896 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $900,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EBAY. Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new position in shares of eBay during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new stake in eBay in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in eBay by 155.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. now owns 411 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new position in eBay during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in eBay during the third quarter worth about $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,920 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.90, for a total value of $157,248.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 5,746 shares in the company, valued at approximately $470,597.40. This represents a 25.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,462 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.94, for a total transaction of $374,540.28. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 91,921 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,715,848.74. This represents a 4.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 41,697 shares of company stock worth $3,760,124 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EBAY has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $90.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a research note 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 note on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen raised eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. Bank of America increased their price target on eBay from $100.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price target on eBay from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen 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, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $97.97.

eBay Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $91.34 on Monday. eBay Inc. has a 12-month low of $58.71 and a 12-month high of $101.15. The company has a market capitalization of $40.92 billion, a PE ratio of 21.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $89.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $88.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30.

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

eBay Increases Dividend

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

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.