Jefferies Financial Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Stock

Key Points

• Jefferies Financial Group has raised eBay's stock target price from $60.00 to $65.00, but maintains an "underperform" rating, indicating a potential downside of 28.71% from the previous close.
• Other analysts have set higher price targets for eBay, with Wells Fargo increasing theirs to $89.00 and Deutsche Bank setting a target of $90.00, suggesting a more optimistic outlook among various firms.
• Despite the mixed ratings, eBay recently reported quarterly earnings of $1.37 EPS, which surpasses estimates, with revenue growth of 6.1% year-over-year.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) had its target price increased by research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from $60.00 to $65.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has an "underperform" rating on the e-commerce company's stock. Jefferies Financial Group's price target indicates a potential downside of 28.71% from the company's previous close.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on EBAY. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on eBay from $84.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of eBay from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on eBay from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on eBay from $89.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $84.59.

eBay Price Performance

eBay stock opened at $91.18 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $41.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.08, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.31. eBay has a 52 week low of $56.33 and a 52 week high of $101.15.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The e-commerce company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.64 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 38.97% and a net margin of 20.86%.eBay's revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.18 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.290-1.340 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that eBay will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at eBay

In other news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,910 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.31, for a total value of $170,582.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 3,824 shares in the company, valued at $341,521.44. This trade represents a 33.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,439 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.53, for a total value of $397,423.67. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 93,392 shares in the company, valued at $8,361,385.76. The trade was a 4.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 96,743 shares of company stock valued at $8,979,844 over the last 90 days. 0.64% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of eBay by 433.9% in the second quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 331 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of eBay during the first quarter worth about $26,000. GFG Capital LLC bought a new stake in eBay during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Abound Financial LLC bought a new stake in eBay during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings 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 worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company's stock.

About eBay

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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