eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $115.12 According to Brokerages

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirty-three brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have given a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $115.12.

Several brokerages recently issued reports on EBAY. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $114.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Citizens Jmp cut shares of eBay from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Arete Research lowered their price target on eBay from $113.00 to $111.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price objective on eBay from $110.00 to $106.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on eBay from $80.00 to $75.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 21st.

Insider Activity at eBay

In other eBay news, SVP Jordan Sweetnam sold 1,014 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.39, for a total value of $102,809.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 35,546 shares in the company, valued at $3,604,008.94. The trade was a 2.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.55, for a total value of $1,205,990.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 253,211 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,486,054.05. The trade was a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 34,344 shares of company stock valued at $3,705,005 in the last three months. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. CX Institutional increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 13.8% in the 3rd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 6,136 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $651,000 after acquiring an additional 744 shares during the last quarter. Marathon Mission Inc. increased its stake in eBay by 33.0% in the third quarter. Marathon Mission Inc. now owns 6,276 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $666,000 after purchasing an additional 1,557 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in eBay by 10.5% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 205,914 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $23,011,000 after purchasing an additional 19,570 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in eBay by 9.9% during the second quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 9,952 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,112,000 after purchasing an additional 897 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of eBay by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 32,701 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $3,654,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

eBay Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of EBAY opened at $106.40 on Tuesday. eBay has a 52-week low of $78.03 and a 52-week high of $119.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $107.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $106.30. The company has a market capitalization of $47.35 billion, a PE ratio of 22.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.33.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The e-commerce company reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.10. eBay had a net margin of 18.50% and a return on equity of 47.88%. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.01 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.37 EPS. eBay’s revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.420 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that eBay will post 4.87 EPS for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 11th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th were paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 28th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.67%.

eBay Company Profile

eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) operates a global online marketplace that connects millions of buyers and sellers. The platform enables individuals, small businesses and larger retailers to list and purchase new, used and refurbished merchandise across categories such as electronics, fashion, collectibles, automotive parts, home goods and industrial products.

The company generates revenue primarily through fees charged to sellers for listing and selling items, along with advertising services and other marketplace-related offerings.