eBay Inc. $EBAY Shares Sold by Schroder Investment Management Group

Key Points

• Schroder Investment Management Group cut its eBay stake by 56% in Q3, selling 949,419 shares and retaining 745,009 shares (about 0.16% of eBay) valued at ~$67.8 million.
• eBay beat quarterly estimates, reporting $1.41 EPS vs. $1.35 expected and $2.97B revenue vs. $2.87B, with revenue up 15% year‑over‑year and Q1 2026 EPS guidance of $1.53–$1.59.
• eBay raised its quarterly dividend to $0.31 (annualized $1.24) with an ex‑dividend date of March 6, implying a ~1.4% yield.

Schroder Investment Management Group lowered its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Free Report) by 56.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 745,009 shares of the e-commerce company's stock after selling 949,419 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned 0.16% of eBay worth $67,759,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EBAY. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of eBay during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new position in eBay in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in eBay by 155.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. now owns 411 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC acquired a new stake in eBay during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in eBay during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. 87.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

eBay Price Performance

Shares of EBAY opened at $90.86 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $40.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.89, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.38. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $89.51 and a 200-day moving average of $88.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. eBay Inc. has a 52 week low of $58.71 and a 52 week high of $101.15.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.06. eBay had a return on equity of 43.04% and a net margin of 18.30%.The business had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.25 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. This is a positive change from eBay's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. eBay's dividend payout ratio is currently 28.51%.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,009 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.87, for a total value of $80,588.83. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 5,743 shares in the company, valued at approximately $458,693.41. This trade represents a 14.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,920 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.90, for a total transaction of $157,248.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 5,746 shares of the company's stock, valued at $470,597.40. This trade represents a 25.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 44,593 shares of company stock valued at $3,998,870 over the last three months. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on EBAY shares. TD Cowen reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of eBay in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of eBay from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $88.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of eBay from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of eBay from $65.00 to $60.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, UBS Group set a $96.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen investment 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 company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $97.97.

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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