12,149 Shares in eBay Inc. $EBAY Purchased by J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG purchased a new stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 12,149 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,058,000.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 1,007.4% during the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,189,868 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $163,058,000 after purchasing an additional 1,992,116 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of eBay by 27.8% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 8,309,698 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $755,767,000 after buying an additional 1,808,976 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP purchased a new stake in shares of eBay in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $68,999,000. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in eBay during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $63,098,000. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. increased its position in eBay by 236.9% during the 3rd quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 893,087 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $81,226,000 after buying an additional 628,023 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of EBAY opened at $93.13 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $41.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.38. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $88.35. eBay Inc. has a 12 month low of $58.71 and a 12 month high of $101.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.87 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 43.04% and a net margin of 18.30%.The company’s revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.25 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th were given a $0.31 dividend. This is a positive change from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. eBay’s payout ratio is presently 28.51%.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total value of $1,542,361.40. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 94,479 shares in the company, valued at $8,733,638.76. The trade was a 15.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total transaction of $2,168,199.53. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 28,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,706,154.85. The trade was a 44.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 87,280 shares of company stock worth $8,067,074. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on EBAY shares. UBS Group set a $96.00 target price on eBay in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America raised their price target on eBay from $100.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on eBay from $65.00 to $60.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price target on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $98.22.

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.