eBay Inc. $EBAY Shares Bought by Schroder Investment Management Group

Schroder Investment Management Group grew its stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 34.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,694,428 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after buying an additional 434,301 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned 0.37% of eBay worth $126,167,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EBAY. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in eBay by 12.1% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 357,684 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $24,226,000 after acquiring an additional 38,566 shares in the last quarter. Vestcor Inc lifted its position in shares of eBay by 29.0% during the 1st quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 10,857 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $735,000 after purchasing an additional 2,440 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of eBay by 52.7% during the first quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 6,646 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $450,000 after purchasing an additional 2,293 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in eBay by 4.1% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 104,754 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $7,095,000 after buying an additional 4,097 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. raised its stake in eBay by 8.2% in the first quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 6,392 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $433,000 after buying an additional 486 shares in the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 35,305 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.54, for a total value of $2,878,769.70. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 2,862 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $233,367.48. The trade was a 92.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,910 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.31, for a total value of $170,582.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 3,824 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $341,521.44. This trade represents a 33.31% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 64,323 shares of company stock worth $5,444,100. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of EBAY opened at $82.91 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $88.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $84.95. The firm has a market cap of $37.47 billion, a PE ratio of 18.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.29. 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 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.03. eBay had a net margin of 20.37% and a return on equity of 41.45%. The firm had revenue of $2.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.73 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.19 EPS. eBay’s quarterly revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.090-4.140 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.310-1.360 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 12th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.22%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on eBay from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. B. Riley upped their price target on eBay from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Monday, October 20th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of eBay from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of eBay from $89.00 to $88.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, eBay presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $94.69.

eBay Company Profile

eBay Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company’s marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps.