USS Investment Management Ltd Has $11.69 Million Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

USS Investment Management Ltd raised its stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 7.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 134,170 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,083 shares during the quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in eBay were worth $11,686,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EBAY. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in eBay in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Jessup Wealth Management Inc acquired a new stake in eBay in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP acquired a new stake in eBay in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in eBay by 57.4% in the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of eBay during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EBAY has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $96.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of eBay to $117.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $114.00 in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $88.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.84.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In related news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.04, for a total transaction of $5,852,000.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 29,217 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,419,557.68. The trade was a 63.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,010 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.61, for a total transaction of $116,766.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 32,146 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,716,399.06. The trade was a 3.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 124,896 shares of company stock worth $13,188,789. Company insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

eBay Stock Up 0.5%

eBay stock opened at $109.18 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $106.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.70. eBay Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $72.84 and a fifty-two week high of $119.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.76, a PEG ratio of 2.42 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.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The business had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.38 EPS. eBay’s quarterly 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 EPS for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th were given a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. eBay’s payout ratio is currently 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.