eBay Inc. $EBAY Shares Sold by Securian Asset Management Inc.

Securian Asset Management Inc. decreased its holdings in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 4.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,102 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 1,182 shares during the period. Securian Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in eBay were worth $1,795,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EBAY. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in eBay by 18.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 12,428 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $842,000 after acquiring an additional 1,943 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in eBay by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 79,452 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $5,381,000 after acquiring an additional 2,095 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in eBay by 47.9% in the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,392 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $162,000 after acquiring an additional 775 shares during the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC raised its holdings in eBay by 5.6% in the 1st quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 3,796 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in eBay by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 35,639 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $2,414,000 after acquiring an additional 679 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EBAY has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Monday. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of eBay from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of eBay from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the company from $70.00 to $102.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of eBay from $62.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of eBay from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, eBay has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $86.54.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other eBay news, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 75,952 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.25, for a total transaction of $7,082,524.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 53,107 shares in the company, valued at $4,952,227.75. This represents a 58.85% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 7,221 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.76, for a total transaction of $662,598.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 250,223 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,960,462.48. This trade represents a 2.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 96,743 shares of company stock valued at $8,979,844 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

eBay Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $95.37 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.01, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $92.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $81.09. eBay Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $56.33 and a fifty-two week high of $101.15.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The e-commerce company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.64 billion. eBay had a net margin of 20.86% and a return on equity of 38.97%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.18 EPS. eBay has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.290-1.340 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were given a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.55%.

eBay 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.