Cantor Fitzgerald Increases eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Price Target to $100.00

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) had its price objective boosted by investment analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $90.00 to $100.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the e-commerce company’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s target price indicates a potential downside of 6.66% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on EBAY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on eBay from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Truist Financial set a $94.00 price objective on eBay and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Citizens Jmp restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of eBay in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of eBay from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $88.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $98.69.

eBay Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $107.13 on Tuesday. eBay has a 12 month low of $64.68 and a 12 month high of $107.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $91.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $89.08.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. eBay had a net margin of 18.30% and a return on equity of 43.04%. eBay’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.25 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that eBay will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 33,441 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.99, for a total transaction of $3,076,237.59. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 4,733 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $435,388.67. This trade represents a 87.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 21,000 shares of eBay stock in a transaction on Monday, April 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total transaction of $2,044,770.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 352,653 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,337,822.61. This trade represents a 5.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 120,393 shares of company stock valued at $11,327,504. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of eBay

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of eBay during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Abound Financial LLC acquired a new stake in eBay in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new stake in eBay in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Jessup Wealth Management Inc purchased a new stake in eBay in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in eBay during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

About eBay

eBay Inc is a global e-commerce company that operates an online marketplace connecting individual consumers and businesses for the sale and purchase of new, used and collectible goods. Founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar and headquartered in San Jose, California, eBay grew from its early auction-style site into a diversified platform offering both auction-format listings and fixed-price “Buy It Now” transactions. The company completed an initial public offering in the late 1990s and has since evolved its platform and services to support a broad range of product categories and buyer preferences.

The company’s core business centers on its marketplace platform, which provides listing, search and transaction capabilities for millions of items across consumer goods, electronics, fashion, collectibles and more.