eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam Sells 863 Shares of Stock

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.17, for a total value of $94,213.71. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,769,967.61. This represents a 2.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, May 18th, Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,010 shares of eBay stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.61, for a total transaction of $116,766.10.
• On Wednesday, April 15th, Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 12,113 shares of eBay stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.36, for a total transaction of $1,215,660.68.

eBay Trading Up 0.3%

EBAY traded up $0.35 on Thursday, hitting $108.24. The company had a trading volume of 7,895,506 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,977,268. The company has a market cap of $48.06 billion, a PE ratio of 24.54, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.39. eBay Inc. has a 12-month low of $72.84 and a 12-month high of $119.31. 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’s fifty day simple moving average is $107.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $95.24.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.04 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 46.11% and a net margin of 17.58%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.38 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 EPS for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th were paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. eBay’s payout ratio is currently 28.12%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On eBay

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of EBAY. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in 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 during the period. Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of eBay by 57.4% during the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in eBay by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,035 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $367,000 after buying an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harfst & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in eBay by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. now owns 22,461 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,956,000 after buying an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on EBAY. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on eBay from $120.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Citizens Jmp lifted their price objective on shares of eBay from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Friday, June 12th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.84.

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.