Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its holdings in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Free Report) by 34.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 344,727 shares of the e-commerce company's stock after acquiring an additional 87,994 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas owned about 0.08% of eBay worth $30,026,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC purchased a new stake in eBay in the 3rd quarter worth about $770,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its stake in eBay by 10.9% in the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 2,459,405 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $223,683,000 after acquiring an additional 242,168 shares in the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance lifted its stake in eBay by 407.8% in the 3rd quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,469 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $2,407,000 after acquiring an additional 21,257 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in eBay by 30.1% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 181,787 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $16,534,000 after acquiring an additional 42,048 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northstar Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in eBay by 31.6% in the 3rd quarter. Northstar Advisory Group LLC now owns 59,129 shares of the e-commerce company's stock worth $5,378,000 after acquiring an additional 14,204 shares in the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
eBay Stock Performance
EBAY opened at $103.40 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $46.32 billion, a PE ratio of 23.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.34. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $92.33 and a 200-day moving average of $89.38. eBay Inc. has a 52-week low of $65.00 and a 52-week high of $107.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.10.
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 43.04% and a net margin of 18.30%.The firm's revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter 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, equities research analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
eBay Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This is a boost from eBay's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. eBay's dividend payout ratio is currently 28.51%.
Key eBay News
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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America increased their price objective on eBay from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Benchmark upped their target price on eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on eBay from $88.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on eBay from $65.00 to $60.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised eBay from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $88.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, eBay currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $98.94.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total transaction of $2,168,199.53. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 28,915 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,706,154.85. This represents a 44.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total value of $1,542,361.40. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 94,479 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,733,638.76. This represents a 15.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 120,393 shares of company stock worth $11,327,504. Insiders own 0.64% of the company's stock.
eBay Company Profile
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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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