eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• eBay Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from 33 research firms, with varying opinions where two rated it as a sell, twenty as hold, ten as buy, and one as strong buy.
• The company's recent earnings report revealed $1.37 earnings per share, surpassing analysts' expectations of $1.30, alongside an increase in year-over-year revenue by 6.1%.
• eBay declared a quarterly dividend of $0.29 per share, resulting in an annualized yield of 1.3% with a payout ratio of 25.55%.

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the thirty-three research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty have assigned a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $78.8889.

EBAY has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on eBay from $81.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Cowen restated a "hold" rating on shares of eBay in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on eBay from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Wedbush restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $72.00 target price on shares of eBay in a research note on Wednesday, June 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on eBay from $62.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other eBay news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 12,644 shares of eBay stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.02, for a total transaction of $961,196.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 317,625 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,145,852.50. The trade was a 3.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 75,952 shares of eBay stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.25, for a total value of $7,082,524.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 53,107 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,952,227.75. The trade was a 58.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 151,204 shares of company stock worth $12,937,977. 0.64% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Garrett Wealth Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in eBay by 3.8% during the second quarter. Garrett Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,278 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $244,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 8.2% in the 2nd quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 1,621 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Hemington Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 1,742 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $129,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 9.0% in the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,666 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $124,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,280 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $468,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company's stock.

eBay Price Performance

EBAY opened at $89.60 on Friday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $89.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. eBay has a 1 year low of $56.33 and a 1 year high of $101.15. The firm has a market cap of $40.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.74, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.32.

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

eBay Dividend Announcement

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

eBay Company Profile

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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