eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from 35 brokerages, with two analysts giving a sell rating, twenty a hold rating, twelve a buy rating, and one a strong buy rating.
• The average price target for eBay's stock among analysts is $82.00, with recent reports from Wells Fargo and Bank of America setting targets of $89.00 and $101.00, respectively.
• eBay announced a quarterly dividend of $0.29, yielding 1.3%, and its payout ratio is currently 25.55%.

Shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the thirty-five brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty have issued a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $82.00.

EBAY has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on eBay from $84.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Bank of America raised their price target on eBay from $89.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 25th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $62.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Cowen reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of eBay in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Citizens Jmp upgraded shares of eBay to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of EBAY opened at $89.36 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The company has a market capitalization of $40.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.68, a PEG ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.31. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $92.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.99. eBay has a 1 year low of $56.33 and a 1 year high of $101.15.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The e-commerce company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.07. eBay had a net margin of 20.86% and a return on equity of 38.97%. The firm had revenue of $2.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.64 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.18 EPS. eBay's revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.290-1.340 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that eBay will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. eBay's payout ratio is presently 25.55%.

Insider Activity at eBay

In related news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,910 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.31, for a total value of $170,582.10. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 3,824 shares in the company, valued at approximately $341,521.44. The trade was a 33.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 7,221 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.76, for a total transaction of $662,598.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 250,223 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $22,960,462.48. The trade was a 2.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 96,743 shares of company stock valued at $8,979,844 in the last ninety days. 0.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On eBay

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EBAY. Independent Franchise Partners LLP lifted its position in eBay by 4.6% during the first quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 11,689,267 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $791,714,000 after buying an additional 510,629 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in eBay by 5.6% during the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 9,085,603 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $674,061,000 after buying an additional 478,410 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in eBay by 1.7% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,581,556 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $638,983,000 after buying an additional 140,160 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in eBay by 4.4% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 7,109,481 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $481,525,000 after buying an additional 300,216 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in eBay by 5.5% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 6,157,105 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $417,021,000 after buying an additional 322,910 shares in the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About eBay

eBay Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company's marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps.

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