Cetera Investment Advisers Acquires 6,412 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 4.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 161,089 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after buying an additional 6,412 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in eBay were worth $14,662,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of EBAY. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its holdings in eBay by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 2,931,042 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $255,294,000 after buying an additional 113,553 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 62.6% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 23,108 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $2,013,000 after buying an additional 8,899 shares in the last quarter. North Dakota State Investment Board purchased a new stake in shares of eBay in the fourth quarter worth about $1,809,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. bought a new position in shares of eBay in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $9,368,000. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of eBay in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,209,000. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on EBAY. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of eBay from $117.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $115.00 price target (up from $105.00) on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $124.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of eBay from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on eBay from $120.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $110.52.

More eBay News

Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:

• Positive Sentiment: eBay was mentioned as a stock pick on CNBC’s “Final Trades,” which may provide modest additional investor attention and support sentiment. ServiceNow, Meta, eBay And A Health Care Stock On CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’
• Positive Sentiment: Recent operating momentum remains supportive: eBay’s latest quarterly revenue rose 19.5% year over year to $3.09 billion, while adjusted earnings of $1.66 per share exceeded analysts’ expectations. The stock is also above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
• Neutral Sentiment: Strong demand for limited-release products, including OpenAI’s Codex Micro device reselling at a substantial premium, highlights eBay’s role in secondary-market commerce but is unlikely to materially affect near-term financial results. OpenAI’s first hardware device debuted at $230. Now, it’s on eBay for $1,850
• Neutral Sentiment: A newly introduced federal “Online Sellers’ Bill of Rights” could require large marketplaces to provide greater notice and appeal rights and limit inventory and fund holds. The bill has only eight cosponsors, making its passage uncertain, but it represents a potential future compliance burden for eBay. Online Sellers’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026
• Negative Sentiment: eBay and three former senior executives agreed to pay approximately $55.7 million to settle a lawsuit involving the 2019 stalking and harassment campaign against a Massachusetts couple. The payment is relatively small compared with eBay’s roughly $52 billion market value, but the settlement creates a one-time financial cost and renews reputational and governance concerns. eBay, former executives to pay $56 million to settle couple’s harassment case

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other eBay news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,919 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 32,124 shares in the company, valued at $3,485,775.24. This trade represents a 5.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $3,769,967.61. The trade was 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. Insiders sold a total of 76,012 shares of company stock valued at $8,747,852 over the last quarter. 0.67% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

eBay Price Performance

EBAY opened at $117.44 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $111.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $100.61. eBay Inc. has a 12-month low of $77.12 and a 12-month high of $119.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $52.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.63, a PEG ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.37.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 46.11% and a net margin of 17.58%.The company’s revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. Equities analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 4.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.