World Investment Advisors Sells 12,189 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

World Investment Advisors reduced its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 22.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 41,572 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 12,189 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in eBay were worth $3,096,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of EBAY. Mather Group LLC. lifted its stake in eBay by 19.9% during the 1st quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 3,133 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $212,000 after acquiring an additional 520 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its stake in eBay by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 61,759 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $4,183,000 after acquiring an additional 1,185 shares in the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH lifted its stake in eBay by 12.4% during the 1st quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 19,037 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $1,289,000 after acquiring an additional 2,094 shares in the last quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in eBay by 6.1% during the 1st quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,339 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $294,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Novem Group lifted its stake in eBay by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. Novem Group now owns 52,710 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $3,570,000 after acquiring an additional 3,442 shares in the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on EBAY shares. TD Cowen increased their price target on eBay from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. JMP Securities upgraded eBay from a “market perform” rating to a “market outperform” rating and set a $115.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, October 24th. UBS Group set a $95.00 target price on eBay in a research note on Thursday. Arete Research upgraded eBay from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on eBay from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.87.

Insider Transactions at eBay

In related news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,910 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.31, for a total value of $170,582.10. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 3,824 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $341,521.44. This trade represents a 33.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 75,952 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.25, for a total value of $7,082,524.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 53,107 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,952,227.75. This trade represents a 58.85% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 96,743 shares of company stock worth $8,979,844. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

eBay Trading Down 15.9%

NASDAQ EBAY opened at $83.73 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.20, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.31. eBay Inc. has a one year low of $56.33 and a one year high of $101.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The business’s fifty day moving average is $92.30 and its 200-day moving average is $82.65.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.03. eBay had a return on equity of 41.45% and a net margin of 20.37%.The company had revenue of $2.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.73 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.19 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.090-4.140 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.310-1.360 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 12th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be issued a $0.29 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.