5,145 Shares in eBay Inc. $EBAY Bought by Caxton Associates LLP

Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 5,145 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $468,000.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Inceptionr LLC purchased a new position in shares of eBay in the 1st quarter worth $881,000. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in shares of eBay by 25.7% in the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,281,587 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $116,649,000 after acquiring an additional 262,339 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in eBay by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 161,089 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $14,662,000 after purchasing an additional 6,412 shares during the period. Wealthspire Retirement LLC purchased a new position in eBay during the first quarter valued at $206,000. Finally, NewEdge Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of eBay by 11.3% during the first quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 726,456 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $66,122,000 after purchasing an additional 73,770 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,919 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.51, for a total transaction of $208,230.69. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 32,124 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,485,775.24. The trade was a 5.64% decrease in their position. 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. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.33, for a total value of $1,259,096.30. Following the transaction, 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 76,012 shares of company stock worth $8,747,852 over the last 90 days. 0.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on EBAY shares. Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of eBay in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Friday, June 12th. Wall Street Zen raised eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price target on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $110.52.

eBay Trading Up 3.5%

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $113.21 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $111.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $100.42. eBay Inc. has a twelve month low of $77.12 and a twelve month high of $119.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The stock has a market cap of $50.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.67, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.37.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business 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, equities analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 4.89 earnings per share for the current year.

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.