ProShare Advisors LLC Has $14.33 Million Stake in eBay Inc. $EBAY

ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 3.1% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 164,550 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after buying an additional 4,902 shares during the quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $14,332,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in EBAY. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in eBay by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,558 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $223,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in eBay by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $321,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 57.4% during the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 4,613 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $402,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of eBay by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,799 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $592,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the period. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

eBay Stock Up 4.1%

Shares of NASDAQ EBAY opened at $118.96 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $52.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.98, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.39. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $99.54 and its 200 day moving average is $91.15. eBay Inc. has a 52 week low of $71.00 and a 52 week high of $119.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22.

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

eBay Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is 28.12%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 21,000 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total value of $2,044,770.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 352,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,337,822.61. This trade represents a 5.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total transaction of $2,168,199.53. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 28,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,706,154.85. This represents a 44.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 86,953 shares of company stock worth $8,287,444. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on EBAY shares. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of eBay from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $122.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $88.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. President Capital increased their target price on shares of eBay from $94.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of eBay from $60.00 to $65.00 in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Thirteen 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, eBay has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.90.

eBay News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:

• Positive Sentiment: GameStop increased its eBay stake to about 6.55%-6.6%, signaling continued takeover pressure and keeping merger/acquisition speculation alive. Reuters: GameStop increases stake in eBay to more than 6%
• Positive Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein raised its price target on eBay to $100 from $95, showing analysts still see value in the stock despite the takeover noise. MarketScreener: Bernstein adjusts price target on eBay

eBay Profile

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.