706 Shares in eBay Inc. $EBAY Purchased by First Pacific Financial

First Pacific Financial purchased a new position in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 706 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $53,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EBAY. Independent Franchise Partners LLP increased its holdings in eBay by 4.6% in the first quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 11,689,267 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $791,714,000 after buying an additional 510,629 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in eBay by 8.0% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,441,396 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $571,736,000 after buying an additional 627,823 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in eBay by 4.4% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 7,109,481 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $481,525,000 after buying an additional 300,216 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in eBay by 5.5% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 6,157,105 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $417,021,000 after buying an additional 322,910 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Impax Asset Management Group plc increased its holdings in eBay by 2,536.5% in the first quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 3,535,290 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $239,037,000 after buying an additional 3,401,198 shares in the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at eBay

In other news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 22,206 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.90, for a total transaction of $1,729,847.40. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,439 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.53, for a total transaction of $397,423.67. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 93,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,361,385.76. This represents a 4.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 111,728 shares of company stock worth $10,047,092. 0.64% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on EBAY shares. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of eBay from $74.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Benchmark raised their price target on eBay from $78.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on eBay from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on eBay from $66.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Arete Research upgraded eBay from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, twenty have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $81.11.

eBay Stock Down 3.7%

Shares of NASDAQ EBAY opened at $87.58 on Thursday. eBay Inc. has a 1 year low of $56.33 and a 1 year high of $101.15. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $91.98 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.47. The firm has a market cap of $40.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The e-commerce company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $2.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.64 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.18 earnings per share. eBay’s revenue 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were paid a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. eBay’s payout ratio is currently 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.