Victory Capital Management Inc. Has $134.99 Million Stake in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Victory Capital Management Inc. cut its stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 22.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,505,199 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 434,841 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned approximately 0.33% of eBay worth $134,993,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its stake in shares of eBay by 95.5% in the third quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 8,653 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $738,000 after acquiring an additional 4,227 shares during the period. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in eBay during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $226,000. 111 Capital lifted its position in shares of eBay by 16.3% in the 3rd quarter. 111 Capital now owns 8,799 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $800,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230 shares during the period. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 49.1% in the 3rd quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 84,834 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $7,716,000 after purchasing an additional 27,918 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of eBay during the third quarter worth $224,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

eBay Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $91.03 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $89.01 and its 200-day moving average is $88.81. eBay Inc. has a twelve month low of $58.71 and a twelve month high of $101.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.93, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.38.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.87 billion. eBay had a net margin of 18.30% and a return on equity of 43.04%. eBay’s quarterly revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.25 EPS. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This is an increase from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.67%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on EBAY shares. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $105.00 price target (up from $98.00) on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded eBay from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $88.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on eBay from $88.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $90.00 target price on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, UBS Group set a $96.00 price target on eBay in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $97.75.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,462 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.94, for a total transaction of $374,540.28. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 91,921 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,715,848.74. The trade was a 4.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,920 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.90, for a total value of $157,248.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 5,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $470,597.40. The trade was a 25.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 44,593 shares of company stock valued at $3,998,870. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

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.