Weiss Ratings Reaffirms Buy (B) Rating for eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY)

Key Points

• Weiss Ratings has reaffirmed a Buy (B) rating for eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), suggesting continued confidence in the company's stock performance.
• Multiple analysts have raised their target prices for eBay, with Bank of America increasing its target from $89 to $101, indicating a bullish outlook on the company's valuation.
• eBay's stock recently experienced a 1.0% decline, trading at $92.08, despite reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue growth of 6.1% year-over-year.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy (b)" rating reiterated by stock analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research report issued on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $89.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 25th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $84.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of eBay from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $70.00 to $102.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. President Capital raised shares of eBay from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $74.00 to $103.00 in a report on Friday, September 19th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $70.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $81.29.

eBay Stock Down 1.0%

NASDAQ EBAY traded down $0.96 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $92.08. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,444,137 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,830,841. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $93.15 and a 200-day moving average price of $79.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. eBay has a 1-year low of $56.33 and a 1-year high of $101.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.08 billion, a PE ratio of 20.28, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.31.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.64 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.18 earnings per share. eBay's revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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 Activity at eBay

In other eBay news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 22,206 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.90, for a total transaction of $1,729,847.40. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 75,952 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.25, for a total transaction of $7,082,524.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 53,107 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 118,949 shares of company stock worth $10,709,691. Insiders own 0.64% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of eBay

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EBAY. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of eBay by 5.3% in the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 6,687 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $453,000 after acquiring an additional 338 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of eBay by 45.3% in the 1st quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,142 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $416,000 after acquiring an additional 1,916 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of eBay by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 17,832 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $1,208,000 after acquiring an additional 364 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of eBay by 18.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 12,428 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $842,000 after acquiring an additional 1,943 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI increased its stake in shares of eBay by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI now owns 21,183 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $1,435,000 after acquiring an additional 926 shares during the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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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