eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Receives $116.69 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the thirty-three ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have issued a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $117.00.

Several analysts recently weighed in on EBAY shares. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $133.00 price target (up from $115.00) on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $145.00 price objective on eBay in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $115.00 target price on shares of eBay in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Mizuho set a $110.00 target price on eBay in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Benchmark raised their price target on eBay from $115.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.55, for a total transaction of $1,205,990.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 253,211 shares in the company, valued at $27,486,054.05. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available 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 firm’s 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 34,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,769,967.61. This trade represents 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. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 87,122 shares of company stock worth $9,953,842. 0.67% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On eBay

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of eBay by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 57,613,332 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $5,018,121,000 after purchasing an additional 468,833 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of eBay during the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,406,897,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of eBay by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,020,923 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $785,722,000 after acquiring an additional 692,805 shares during the period. Independent Franchise Partners LLP grew its stake in shares of eBay by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 7,748,177 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $674,866,000 after acquiring an additional 384,570 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in eBay by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,901,415 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $446,042,000 after acquiring an additional 80,450 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

eBay Stock Down 3.5%

Shares of EBAY opened at $102.31 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $110.88 and a 200-day moving average of $101.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.18, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.37. eBay has a 52 week low of $78.03 and a 52 week high of $119.31.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The e-commerce company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.01 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 47.88% and a net margin of 18.50%.eBay’s quarterly revenue was up 14.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.37 EPS. eBay has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.420 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that eBay will post 4.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

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

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.