eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Increases Dividend to $0.31 Per Share

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a dividend of 0.31 per share by the e-commerce company on Friday, March 20th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. This is a 6.9% increase from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29.

eBay has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 7 years. eBay has a dividend payout ratio of 20.1% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect eBay to earn $4.20 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.16 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 27.6%.

eBay Stock Performance

EBAY stock opened at $82.18 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.92. eBay has a 1 year low of $58.71 and a 1 year high of $101.15. The company has a market cap of $37.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.38. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $88.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $89.36.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.87 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 41.94% and a net margin of 20.37%.eBay’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.25 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that eBay will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday. Wedbush increased their price target on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on eBay from $96.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of eBay in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, eBay has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $95.45.

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.