14,791 Shares in eBay Inc. $EBAY Purchased by Teza Capital Management LLC

Key Points

• Teza Capital Management LLC has made a new investment in eBay Inc., acquiring 14,791 shares valued at approximately $1 million during the first quarter.
• Insider sales of eBay stock saw significant activity, with SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam selling over 22,000 shares and SVP Julie A. Loeger selling 75,952 shares, indicating considerable movement among executives.
• eBay's latest earnings report showed a 6.1% year-over-year revenue increase to $2.73 billion, and the company has set Q3 2025 EPS guidance between $1.290 and $1.340.

Teza Capital Management LLC bought a new position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 14,791 shares of the e-commerce company's stock, valued at approximately $1,002,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of eBay in the first quarter valued at $26,000. Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of eBay in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Abound Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of eBay in the first quarter valued at $29,000. Pinney & Scofield Inc. bought a new position in shares of eBay in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 84.9% in the first quarter. Sierra Ocean LLC now owns 538 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 247 shares in the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have issued reports on EBAY shares. UBS Group set a $87.00 price target on eBay in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Arete Research upgraded shares of eBay from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of eBay from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of eBay from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $70.00 to $102.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $78.89.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other eBay news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 23,597 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.38, for a total transaction of $1,825,935.86. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 44,413 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,436,677.94. This represents a 34.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 75,952 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.25, for a total transaction of $7,082,524.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 53,107 shares in the company, valued at $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. Insiders have sold 174,801 shares of company stock valued at $14,763,913 over the last three months. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

eBay Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ EBAY traded down $0.56 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $92.46. The company had a trading volume of 4,756,019 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,686,535. eBay Inc. has a twelve month low of $56.33 and a twelve month high of $101.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.25 billion, a PE ratio of 20.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.32. The stock's 50 day moving average is $87.71 and its 200-day moving average is $75.89.

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

eBay Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be given a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 29th. eBay's dividend payout ratio is presently 25.55%.

eBay Company 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.