eBay Inc. $EBAY Shares Sold by Arlington Partners LLC

Key Points

• Arlington Partners LLC reduced its stake in eBay by 9.4%, selling 6,200 shares, leaving them with 59,526 shares valued at approximately $4.43 million.
• eBay reported $1.37 EPS in its most recent quarter, exceeding expectations of $1.30 EPS, and revenue of $2.73 billion, above the anticipated $2.64 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.29, translating to an annualized dividend of $1.16 with a yield of 1.3%.

Arlington Partners LLC trimmed its stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Free Report) by 9.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 59,526 shares of the e-commerce company's stock after selling 6,200 shares during the quarter. Arlington Partners LLC's holdings in eBay were worth $4,432,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of eBay during the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Abound Financial LLC purchased a new stake in eBay during the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Pinney & Scofield Inc. bought a new position in eBay during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Sierra Ocean LLC lifted its stake in eBay by 84.9% in the first quarter. Sierra Ocean LLC now owns 538 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 247 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of eBay during the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company's stock.

eBay Stock Performance

eBay stock traded down $0.52 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $90.59. 4,719,207 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,551,100. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.40 billion, a PE ratio of 19.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.32. eBay Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $56.33 and a fifty-two week high of $101.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00.

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

eBay Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 22,206 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.90, for a total value of $1,729,847.40. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,910 shares of the firm'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 transaction of $170,582.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 3,824 shares of the company's stock, valued at $341,521.44. This represents a 33.31% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 157,553 shares of company stock worth $13,505,983 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EBAY has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of eBay from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Bank of America boosted their price objective on eBay from $89.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on eBay from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Wall Street Zen cut eBay from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, Arete upgraded eBay from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $91.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $78.89.

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.