eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Receives $97.97 Average Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the thirty-four brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nineteen have issued a hold recommendation and fourteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $97.9688.

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $119.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of eBay in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Citigroup lifted their target price on eBay from $107.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on eBay from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other eBay news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,462 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.94, for a total transaction of $374,540.28. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 91,921 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,715,848.74. This represents a 4.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,920 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.90, for a total transaction of $157,248.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 5,746 shares in the company, valued at approximately $470,597.40. The trade was a 25.05% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 41,697 shares of company stock worth $3,760,124. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On eBay

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wedbush Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in eBay during the 2nd quarter valued at $215,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 72.0% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 14,451 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,076,000 after buying an additional 6,049 shares during the last quarter. National Pension Service grew its holdings in shares of eBay by 0.8% in the second quarter. National Pension Service now owns 901,788 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $67,147,000 after acquiring an additional 7,194 shares during the period. Impax Asset Management Group plc grew its holdings in shares of eBay by 7.8% in the second quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 3,810,634 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $282,838,000 after acquiring an additional 275,344 shares during the period. Finally, ABN Amro Investment Solutions purchased a new stake in eBay during the second quarter valued at $6,798,000. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $91.34 on Friday. eBay has a one year low of $58.71 and a one year high of $101.15. The company’s 50-day moving average is $89.74 and its 200 day moving average is $88.45. The company has a market capitalization of $40.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.10.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.87 billion. eBay had a net margin of 18.30% and a return on equity of 43.04%. eBay’s revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.25 EPS. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that eBay will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be 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 is Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. eBay’s payout ratio is presently 28.51%.

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.