eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Price Target Raised to $75.00

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) had its target price boosted by Jefferies Financial Group from $65.00 to $75.00 in a report published on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have an underperform rating on the e-commerce company’s stock.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore set a $96.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $105.00 to $117.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of eBay to $117.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of eBay from $104.00 to $114.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Citigroup restated an “outperform” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Tuesday. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, eBay has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $110.52.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $110.91 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $111.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $99.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.24 billion, a PE ratio of 25.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. eBay has a 12 month low of $75.78 and a 12 month high of $119.31.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.38 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that eBay will post 4.87 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were issued 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%.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other eBay news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.17, for a total value of $94,213.71. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 34,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,769,967.61. This trade represents a 2.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.33, for a total transaction of $1,259,096.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 275,431 shares in the company, valued at $31,214,595.23. This represents a 3.88% decrease in their position. 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 sold 76,012 shares of company stock valued at $8,747,852 over the last 90 days. 0.67% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On eBay

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of eBay by 43.9% during the second quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 51,369 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $5,740,000 after acquiring an additional 15,662 shares in the last quarter. Riversedge Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of eBay during the second quarter worth about $233,000. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC acquired a new position in shares of eBay in the second quarter worth about $224,000. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of eBay by 13.8% in the second quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 12,424 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,388,000 after acquiring an additional 1,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Highline Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in eBay by 243.9% in the second quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 509 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting eBay

Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UK regulators cleared eBay’s planned $1.2 billion acquisition of Depop, removing a key hurdle and making the deal more likely to close. UK watchdog clears eBay’s planned acquisition of Depop from Etsy
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and a $135 price target, signaling confidence in upside from current levels.
• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies issued a positive forecast for eBay’s stock, adding to the bullish analyst tone. Jefferies Financial Group Issues Positive Forecast for eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Stock Price

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.