B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Buys 10,120 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG increased its stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Free Report) by 43.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 33,551 shares of the e-commerce company's stock after purchasing an additional 10,120 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in eBay were worth $3,749,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Guggenheim Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of eBay by 7.4% in the second quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 14,334 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $1,067,000 after purchasing an additional 988 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in eBay in the second quarter valued at $275,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in eBay by 70.4% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 108,572 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $8,084,000 after purchasing an additional 44,851 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in eBay by 48.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 471,543 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $35,111,000 after buying an additional 154,465 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its position in eBay by 26.3% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 325,678 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $24,250,000 after buying an additional 67,731 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at eBay

In other eBay news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 253,211 shares of the company's stock, valued at $27,486,054.05. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Sweetnam sold 1,014 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $3,604,008.94. The trade was a 2.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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 valued at $2,870,341 in the last 90 days. 0.67% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on EBAY shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $127.00 target price on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Benchmark boosted their price target on eBay from $115.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Robert W. Baird set a $126.00 price objective on eBay in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Rosenblatt Securities started coverage on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $120.00 target price for the company. Finally, Arete Research lowered their target price on shares of eBay from $113.00 to $111.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $117.24.

eBay Price Performance

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $103.41 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $109.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $103.61. The company has a market cap of $46.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.34. 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 Inc. has a twelve month low of $78.03 and a twelve month high of $119.31.

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

eBay Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. eBay's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.67%.

eBay 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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