Wolf Group Capital Advisors purchased a new position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 16,327 shares of the e-commerce company's stock, valued at approximately $1,106,000.
Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Orion Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in eBay during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Pinney & Scofield Inc. acquired a new position in eBay during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. acquired a new position in eBay during the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Transce3nd LLC acquired a new position in eBay during the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in eBay during the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages recently issued reports on EBAY. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on eBay from $59.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Benchmark increased their price objective on eBay from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Wedbush reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $72.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a report on Wednesday, June 11th. Citigroup cut their price objective on eBay from $80.00 to $79.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Cfra Research raised eBay to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have issued a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, eBay has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $67.73.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 12,644 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.06, for a total value of $999,634.64. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 325,053 shares in the company, valued at $25,698,690.18. This trade represents a 3.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Stephen J. Priest sold 28,060 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.82, for a total value of $1,903,029.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 65,080 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,413,725.60. This trade represents a 30.13% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 292,321 shares of company stock worth $20,606,770. 0.64% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
eBay Price Performance
EBAY stock traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $77.53. 6,705,708 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,993,991. The company has a market cap of $35.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.27. The stock's 50 day moving average is $71.20 and its 200 day moving average is $67.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. eBay Inc. has a 12-month low of $52.03 and a 12-month high of $79.84.
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The e-commerce company reported $1.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $2.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.55 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 36.60% and a net margin of 19.78%. eBay's revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.25 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.
eBay Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th were given a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.50%. eBay's dividend payout ratio is currently 27.62%.
eBay Profile
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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.
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