Analysts Set eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Target Price at $107.84

Shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the thirty-three brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nineteen have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $107.8387.

EBAY has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wedbush upped their price objective on eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Daiwa Securities Group upped their price objective on eBay from $90.00 to $114.00 in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Citizens Jmp upped their price objective on eBay from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group upped their price objective on eBay from $96.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price objective on eBay from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st.

eBay Stock Performance

EBAY stock opened at $108.88 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $48.34 billion, a PE ratio of 24.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The business has a 50 day moving average of $103.03 and a 200-day moving average of $92.86. eBay has a 12-month low of $72.84 and a 12-month high of $119.31.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $3.09 billion during 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%.eBay’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.38 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that eBay will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.12%.

Insider Transactions at eBay

In related news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.04, for a total value of $5,852,000.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 29,217 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,419,557.68. This represents a 63.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 12,978 shares of the company’s 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 $1,199,686.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 42,948 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,970,113.12. The trade was a 23.21% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 136,953 shares of company stock worth $14,139,444 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On eBay

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of eBay by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,558 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $223,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of eBay by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $321,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of eBay by 57.4% during the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of eBay by 3.3% during the first quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,035 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $367,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harfst & Associates Inc. lifted its position in shares of eBay by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. now owns 22,461 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,956,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

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.