Fieldview Capital Management LLC Sells 40,065 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

Key Points

• Fieldview Capital Management LLC cut its eBay stake by 75.9% in Q3, selling 40,065 shares and leaving 12,696 shares valued at $1.155 million.
• eBay beat Q4 expectations with $1.41 EPS (vs. $1.35 est.) and $2.97B revenue (vs. $2.87B), set Q1 2026 guidance of $1.53–$1.59 EPS, and carries a consensus analyst rating of "Hold" with a $97.97 price target.
• eBay raised its quarterly dividend to $0.31 (annualized $1.24, ~1.3% yield; ex-dividend March 6), while insiders have sold about 44,593 shares (~$4.0M) in the last 90 days.

Fieldview Capital Management LLC decreased its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Free Report) by 75.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,696 shares of the e-commerce company's stock after selling 40,065 shares during the period. Fieldview Capital Management LLC's holdings in eBay were worth $1,155,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of eBay during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. bought a new stake in eBay during the third quarter worth $28,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in eBay by 155.3% in the second quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. now owns 411 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new position in eBay in the third quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in eBay in the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on eBay from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of eBay from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $88.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Daiwa Securities Group increased their price target on shares of eBay from $84.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Truist Financial set a $94.00 price objective on shares of eBay and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Arete Research lifted their price objective on shares of eBay from $91.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Fourteen 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, eBay presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $97.97.

eBay Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $92.96 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $89.43 and a 200 day moving average of $88.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. The stock has a market cap of $41.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.38. eBay Inc. has a 12 month low of $58.71 and a 12 month high of $101.15.

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

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. 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 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. eBay's dividend payout ratio is 28.51%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other eBay news, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 2,896 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.44, for a total value of $238,746.24. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 55,990 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,615,815.60. This trade represents a 4.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 33,441 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.99, for a total value of $3,076,237.59. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 4,733 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $435,388.67. This trade represents a 87.60% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 44,593 shares of company stock valued at $3,998,870 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company's stock.

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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