eBay Inc. $EBAY Stock Position Lifted by Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund lifted its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 71.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 128,974 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after acquiring an additional 53,950 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in eBay were worth $11,739,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in eBay by 4.5% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in eBay by 3.2% during 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 last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in eBay by 57.4% during 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 last quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of eBay by 3.3% during the first quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,035 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $367,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. Finally, Harfst & Associates Inc. raised its holdings in shares of eBay by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. now owns 22,461 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,956,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.59, for a total transaction of $1,217,544.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 280,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,707,556.36. The trade was a 3.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,769,967.61. This represents 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 98,015 shares of company stock worth $10,749,186. 0.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of eBay from $114.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Citizens Jmp raised their target price on shares of eBay from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on eBay from $120.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their target price on eBay from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $108.61.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of EBAY opened at $114.84 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $109.50 and a 200-day moving average of $97.23. The company has a market cap of $50.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.37. 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 Inc. has a 1 year low of $75.12 and a 1 year high of $119.31.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $3.09 billion for 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%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 4.87 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

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

eBay Company 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.