77,426 Shares in eBay Inc. $EBAY Acquired by Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.

Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 77,426 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,652,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of eBay by 128.9% during the 1st quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 277 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in eBay during the 1st quarter worth $26,000. Abound Financial LLC acquired a new stake in eBay during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in eBay in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Jessup Wealth Management Inc purchased a new stake in eBay in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on EBAY shares. Susquehanna reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of eBay in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Argus raised eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $133.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Barclays boosted their price objective on eBay from $114.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on shares of eBay from $122.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lifted their target price on shares of eBay from $97.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $117.09.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other eBay news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,919 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.51, for a total transaction of $208,230.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 32,124 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,485,775.24. This represents a 5.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed 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 company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.17, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 2.44% decrease in their position. 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. Insiders sold a total of 86,112 shares of company stock valued at $9,837,076 over the last three months. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $102.64 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $110.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $102.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.67 billion, a PE ratio of 21.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.37. eBay Inc. has a 52-week low of $78.03 and a 52-week high of $119.31.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The e-commerce company reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.10. eBay had a return on equity of 47.88% and a net margin of 18.50%.The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.37 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.420 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 4.87 EPS for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.67%.

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.