Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. Makes New $619,000 Investment in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. purchased a new position in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 5,542 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $619,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. CM Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of eBay in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Csenge Advisory Group bought a new position in eBay during the second quarter valued at approximately $295,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in eBay in the second quarter valued at approximately $151,000. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in eBay in the second quarter worth approximately $8,652,000. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC bought a new stake in eBay in the second quarter worth approximately $50,000. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on EBAY shares. Mizuho set a $110.00 price target on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $127.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of eBay from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $105.00 to $92.00 in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on eBay from $87.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Fifteen equities 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, eBay presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $117.24.

eBay Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $104.61 on Friday. eBay Inc. has a 12 month low of $78.03 and a 12 month high of $119.31. The company has a market cap of $46.55 billion, a PE ratio of 21.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.37. 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 business’s 50 day moving average is $110.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $102.30.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued 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. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. eBay had a net margin of 18.50% and a return on equity of 47.88%. eBay’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.37 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.420 EPS. Equities analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 4.87 EPS for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. eBay’s payout ratio is currently 25.67%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.55, for a total value of $1,205,990.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 253,211 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,486,054.05. This trade represents a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,919 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.51, for a total value of $208,230.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 32,124 shares in the company, valued at $3,485,775.24. The trade was a 5.64% 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. Insiders sold a total of 37,126 shares of company stock valued at $4,087,886 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

eBay 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.