Capstone Capital Management Ltd Takes $436,000 Position in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Capstone Capital Management Ltd purchased a new stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 5,003 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $436,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EBAY. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 27.8% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 8,309,698 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $755,767,000 after purchasing an additional 1,808,976 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of eBay in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $68,999,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in eBay by 32.0% in the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,891,398 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $262,973,000 after acquiring an additional 701,530 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in shares of eBay during the third quarter worth about $63,098,000. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in eBay by 236.9% during the 3rd quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 893,087 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $81,226,000 after buying an additional 628,023 shares during the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on EBAY shares. Evercore set a $96.00 target price on eBay in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group lifted their price target on eBay from $96.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $104.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, eBay presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.58.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other eBay news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total value of $2,168,199.53. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 28,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,706,154.85. The trade was a 44.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 12,113 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.36, for a total transaction of $1,215,660.68. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 30,835 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,094,600.60. The trade was a 28.20% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 86,952 shares of company stock valued at $8,251,267. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

eBay Trading Down 1.5%

NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $114.43 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $50.81 billion, a PE ratio of 25.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $98.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.80. eBay Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $70.72 and a fifty-two week high of $116.83.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.38 EPS. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. eBay’s payout ratio is 28.12%.

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.