Dorsey Wright & Associates Takes $5.54 Million Position in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Key Points

• Dorsey Wright & Associates acquired 60,873 shares of eBay (~$5.54 million) in Q3, making eBay roughly 1.2% of its holdings and the firm's 25th-largest position.
• eBay beat fourth-quarter estimates with EPS of $1.41 versus $1.35 expected and revenue of $2.97B (up 15% year-over-year), and set Q1 2026 guidance of $1.53–$1.59 EPS.
• Dividend and analyst backdrop: eBay raised its quarterly dividend to $0.31 (annualized $1.24, ~1.3% yield), while analysts' consensus is a "Hold" with an average price target of $97.97 (14 Buys, 19 Holds, 1 Sell).

Dorsey Wright & Associates acquired a new stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 60,873 shares of the e-commerce company's stock, valued at approximately $5,536,000. eBay accounts for approximately 1.2% of Dorsey Wright & Associates' holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in eBay during the third quarter worth $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new position in shares of eBay in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of eBay in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of eBay by 155.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. now owns 411 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new position in shares of eBay in the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company's stock.

eBay Trading Up 2.4%

eBay stock opened at $93.61 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market cap of $41.94 billion, a PE ratio of 21.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.38. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $89.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $88.46. eBay Inc. has a one year low of $58.71 and a one year high of $101.15.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $2.97 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. eBay had a net margin of 18.30% and a return on equity of 43.04%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.25 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. This is a positive change from eBay's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. eBay's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.51%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on eBay from $98.00 to $101.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wedbush boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of eBay from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. President Capital lowered their price target on shares of eBay from $103.00 to $94.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of eBay from $65.00 to $60.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $97.97.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 33,441 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.99, for a total transaction of $3,076,237.59. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 4,733 shares of the company's stock, valued at $435,388.67. The trade was a 87.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,462 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.94, for a total value of $374,540.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 91,921 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,715,848.74. The trade was a 4.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 39,777 shares of company stock worth $3,602,876 in the last 90 days. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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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