eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts broadly rate eBay “Hold”: Among 34 firms, 17 issued hold ratings, 14 issued buys, two issued sells, and one issued a strong buy. The average 12-month price target is $117.24.
• eBay exceeded quarterly expectations: The company reported adjusted earnings of $1.60 per share versus the $1.50 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 14.8% year over year to $3.13 billion.
• Investors continue to receive a dividend: eBay declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, equivalent to $1.24 annually and a 1.2% yield. Insiders sold 26,016 shares worth approximately $2.87 million during the past quarter.

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of "Hold" from the thirty-four research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have assigned a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $117.2424.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings lowered eBay from a "buy (b+)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their target price on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $114.00 in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Arete Research cut their target price on shares of eBay from $113.00 to $111.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of eBay from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities initiated coverage on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $120.00 price target on the stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Jordan Sweetnam sold 1,014 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.39, for a total value of $102,809.46. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 35,546 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,604,008.94. The trade was a 2.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at 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 business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.55, for a total value of $1,205,990.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 253,211 shares of the company's stock, valued at $27,486,054.05. The trade was a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 26,016 shares of company stock worth $2,870,341 over the last quarter. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On eBay

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its stake in eBay by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 14,334 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $1,067,000 after acquiring an additional 988 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in eBay during the second quarter worth approximately $275,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in eBay by 70.4% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 108,572 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $8,084,000 after buying an additional 44,851 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in eBay by 48.7% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 471,543 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $35,111,000 after buying an additional 154,465 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its holdings in eBay by 26.3% in the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 325,678 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $24,250,000 after buying an additional 67,731 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company's stock.

eBay Price Performance

Shares of eBay stock opened at $105.86 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. eBay has a twelve month low of $78.03 and a twelve month high of $119.31. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $109.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $103.61. The firm has a market cap of $47.11 billion, a PE ratio of 21.92, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.34.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The e-commerce company reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.10. eBay had a return on equity of 47.88% and a net margin of 18.50%.The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.37 EPS. eBay's quarterly revenue was up 14.8% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.420 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that eBay will post 4.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. eBay's dividend payout ratio is presently 25.67%.

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.

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