eBay Inc. $EBAY Shares Acquired by SG Americas Securities LLC

Key Points

• SG Americas Securities boosted its stake in eBay by 668.5% in Q4 to 241,046 shares, worth about $20.995 million after adding 209,682 shares.
• eBay beat Q4 estimates with $1.41 EPS (vs. $1.35 expected) and $2.97B revenue, gave Q1 2026 guidance of $1.53–$1.59 EPS, and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.31 (annualized $1.24, ~1.4% yield).
• Several analysts lifted price targets (some into the $100–$119 range), but the consensus rating remains Hold with an average target of $97.97.

SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Free Report) by 668.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 241,046 shares of the e-commerce company's stock after purchasing an additional 209,682 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned about 0.05% of eBay worth $20,995,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EBAY. Diversified Trust Co. raised its position in shares of eBay by 23.8% during the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 92,365 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $8,045,000 after buying an additional 17,732 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in eBay by 94.6% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 347,162 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $31,787,000 after acquiring an additional 168,788 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC increased its stake in eBay by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 17,108 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $1,548,000 after acquiring an additional 873 shares during the last quarter. Maridea Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in eBay during the fourth quarter worth $314,000. Finally, Procyon Advisors LLC raised its position in eBay by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 41,752 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $3,637,000 after purchasing an additional 4,602 shares during the period. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Arete Research boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $91.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $119.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $97.97.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total value of $2,168,199.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 28,915 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,706,154.85. This represents a 44.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total transaction of $1,542,361.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 94,479 shares in the company, valued at $8,733,638.76. This represents a 15.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 87,280 shares of company stock worth $8,067,074 over the last 90 days. 0.64% of the stock is owned by insiders.

eBay Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $87.98 on Friday. 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 capitalization of $39.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $89.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.40. eBay Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $58.71 and a fifty-two week high of $101.15.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last announced 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 business had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.87 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 43.04% and a net margin of 18.30%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.25 EPS. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th were paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. This is a positive change from eBay's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. eBay's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.51%.

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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