eBay Inc. $EBAY Shares Purchased by Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC

Key Points

• Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in eBay by 23.2% in the second quarter, bringing its total shares to 125,144, valued at approximately $9.32 million.
• Multiple institutional investors have also boosted their holdings in eBay, culminating in a total institutional ownership of 87.48% of the company's stock.
• Wall Street analysts have altered their price targets for eBay, with Deutsche Bank raising its target from $75 to $90, indicating a general positive outlook on the company's stock performance.

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Free Report) by 23.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 125,144 shares of the e-commerce company's stock after purchasing an additional 23,545 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC's holdings in eBay were worth $9,320,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hemington Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of eBay by 7.7% during the second quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 1,742 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $129,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in eBay by 2.2% during the second quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,280 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $468,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its stake in eBay by 0.6% during the first quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 23,039 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $1,560,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton raised its stake in eBay by 36.5% during the first quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 598 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in eBay by 4.0% during the first quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,201 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $285,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on EBAY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of eBay from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of eBay from $62.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of eBay from $89.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 25th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of eBay from $74.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of eBay from $70.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $81.29.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In related news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 22,206 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.90, for a total transaction of $1,729,847.40. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 75,952 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.25, for a total transaction of $7,082,524.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 53,107 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,952,227.75. The trade was a 58.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 118,949 shares of company stock worth $10,709,691. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $88.55 on Monday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $93.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.84. eBay Inc. has a 52 week low of $56.33 and a 52 week 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. The company has a market cap of $40.47 billion, a PE ratio of 19.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.31.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The e-commerce company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.64 billion. eBay had a net margin of 20.86% and a return on equity of 38.97%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.18 EPS. eBay has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.290-1.340 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. 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 presently 25.55%.

eBay 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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