M Holdings Securities Inc. Takes Position in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Key Points

• M Holdings Securities purchased a new stake of 16,154 eBay shares (≈$1.47M) in Q3, and several large institutions boosted positions — institutional investors now own 87.48% of the stock.
• eBay topped quarterly estimates with EPS of $1.41 versus $1.35 and revenue of $2.97B (up 15% year-over-year), and issued Q1 2026 EPS guidance of $1.530–$1.590.
• eBay increased its quarterly dividend to $0.31 (annualized $1.24) for a ~1.4% yield, while analysts hold a consensus "Hold" rating with a $97.97 target price.

M Holdings Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Free Report) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 16,154 shares of the e-commerce company's stock, valued at approximately $1,469,000.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in eBay by 1.7% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,581,556 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $638,983,000 after purchasing an additional 140,160 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in shares of eBay by 27.8% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 8,309,698 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $755,767,000 after purchasing an additional 1,808,976 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in shares of eBay by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 5,263,191 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $478,687,000 after purchasing an additional 141,057 shares during the period. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. bought a new stake in shares of eBay during the 2nd quarter worth $235,149,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in shares of eBay by 32.0% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,891,398 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $262,973,000 after buying an additional 701,530 shares during the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at eBay

In other news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,462 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at $7,715,848.74. This trade represents a 4.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 33,441 shares of eBay stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 41,697 shares of company stock worth $3,760,124. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company's stock.

eBay Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of eBay stock opened at $91.34 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.38. eBay Inc. has a 52-week low of $58.71 and a 52-week high of $101.15. 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's 50-day simple moving average is $89.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $88.53.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.06. eBay had a net margin of 18.30% and a return on equity of 43.04%. The firm had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.87 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.25 earnings per share. The company'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, research analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current 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 $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. This is a positive change from eBay's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. eBay's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.51%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EBAY has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group set a $96.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of eBay from $105.00 to $104.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $97.97.

eBay Company 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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