eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Price Target Lowered to $100.00 at Wells Fargo & Company

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) had its target price cut by Wells Fargo & Company from $101.00 to $100.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have an equal weight rating on the e-commerce company’s stock.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of eBay in a research note on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group set a $96.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of eBay from $105.00 to $104.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $98.19.

eBay Trading Up 3.8%

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $97.71 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $89.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.46. eBay has a twelve month low of $58.71 and a twelve month high of $101.15. The company has a market capitalization of $43.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.46, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30.

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

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th were given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This is a boost from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.51%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total transaction of $2,168,199.53. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 28,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,706,154.85. This represents a 44.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total transaction of $1,542,361.40. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 94,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,733,638.76. This trade represents a 15.01% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 87,280 shares of company stock valued at $8,067,074. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of eBay

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in eBay by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,558 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $223,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. Childress Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in eBay by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $321,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in eBay by 57.4% in the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in eBay by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 29,151 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $2,651,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the period. Finally, Harfst & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in eBay by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. now owns 22,461 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,956,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

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.