Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Has $31.79 Million Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Key Points

• Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in eBay by 94.6% in Q4 to 347,162 shares worth $31.79 million, representing about 0.08% of the company.
• Insiders sold a total of 87,280 shares (~$8.07 million) last quarter — including large sales by SVPs Mazen Rawashdeh and Jordan Sweetnam — leaving insiders with 0.64% ownership.
• eBay beat Q4 estimates (EPS $1.41 vs $1.35; revenue $2.97B vs $2.87B), set Q1 2026 EPS guidance of $1.53–$1.59, and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.31 (1.4% yield).

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Free Report) by 94.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 347,162 shares of the e-commerce company's stock after acquiring an additional 168,788 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC owned 0.08% of eBay worth $31,787,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in shares of eBay in 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. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in eBay in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. raised its position in eBay by 155.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. now owns 411 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new position in eBay during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at eBay

In related news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total value of $2,168,199.53. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 28,915 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,706,154.85. The trade was a 44.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 12,978 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total value of $1,199,686.32. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 42,948 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,970,113.12. This trade represents a 23.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 87,280 shares of company stock worth $8,067,074 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.64% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EBAY has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $90.00 target price on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Evercore boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $93.00 to $94.00 in a report on Thursday, February 19th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Citizens Jmp reissued a "market outperform" rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of eBay in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, eBay presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $97.97.

eBay Trading Up 1.0%

NASDAQ EBAY opened at $89.85 on Tuesday. The business's fifty day moving average is $89.73 and its 200-day moving average is $88.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.66, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.38. eBay Inc. has a one year low of $58.71 and a one year high of $101.15.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.87 billion. eBay had a net margin of 18.30% and a return on equity of 43.04%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.25 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current 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 represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. This is an increase from eBay's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. eBay's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.51%.

About eBay

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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