eBay Inc. $EBAY Shares Acquired by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 88.2% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 453,758 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after purchasing an additional 212,712 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $41,301,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings 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 worth $223,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Childress Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in eBay by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $321,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in eBay by 57.4% in the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Harfst & Associates Inc. increased its position in shares of eBay by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. now owns 22,461 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $1,956,000 after buying an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commerce Bank increased its position in shares of eBay by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 28,313 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $2,466,000 after buying an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.59, for a total value of $1,217,544.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 280,204 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,707,556.36. This represents a 3.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.17, for a total value of $94,213.71. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,769,967.61. The trade was a 2.44% 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. Insiders sold 98,015 shares of company stock valued at $10,749,186 in the last three months. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

eBay Trading Up 3.8%

EBAY opened at $108.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.39. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $108.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $95.77. eBay Inc. has a 1-year low of $72.84 and a 1-year high of $119.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its quarterly 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. eBay had a return on equity of 46.11% and a net margin of 17.58%.The business had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.38 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. Analysts expect that eBay Inc. will post 4.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on EBAY shares. Truist Financial increased their target price on eBay from $94.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $122.00 price target on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $87.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price objective on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 target price on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.84.

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.