eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Receives "Buy (B)" Rating from Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• eBay's stock has received a "Buy (B)" rating from Weiss Ratings, reaffirming a positive outlook from several analysts.
• Morgan Stanley and Needham & Company increased their price targets for eBay's shares to $102.00 and $95.00 respectively, with several other firms also raising targets and ratings.
• eBay reported $1.37 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, and its revenue increased by 6.1% year-over-year.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy (b)" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research report issued on Friday,Weiss Ratings reports.

EBAY has been the subject of several other reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $89.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $78.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of eBay from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $70.00 to $102.00 in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $89.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 25th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, eBay has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $89.13.

eBay Price Performance

EBAY opened at $97.20 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $92.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $81.59. The firm has a market cap of $44.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.41, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.31. eBay has a twelve month low of $56.33 and a twelve month high of $101.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last announced 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. The company had revenue of $2.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.64 billion. eBay had a net margin of 20.86% and a return on equity of 38.97%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.18 EPS. eBay has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.290-1.340 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that eBay will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,910 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.31, for a total value of $170,582.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 3,824 shares in the company, valued at $341,521.44. This trade represents a 33.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 7,221 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at approximately $22,960,462.48. This represents a 2.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 96,743 shares of company stock valued at $8,979,844. 0.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of eBay

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EBAY. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in eBay by 18.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 12,428 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $842,000 after purchasing an additional 1,943 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of eBay by 204.4% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,321 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $89,000 after buying an additional 887 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of eBay by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 16,094 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $1,090,000 after buying an additional 788 shares in the last quarter. PDS Planning Inc raised its position in shares of eBay by 11.6% during the 1st quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 3,875 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $262,000 after buying an additional 402 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of eBay by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 103,258 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $6,935,000 after buying an additional 9,900 shares in the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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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