MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH Buys Shares of 20,853 eBay Inc. $EBAY

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH purchased a new stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 20,853 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,330,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EBAY. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of eBay by 128.9% during the 1st quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 277 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Abound Financial LLC bought a new position in eBay in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in eBay in the first quarter valued at about $26,000. Jessup Wealth Management Inc acquired a new position in eBay during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in eBay during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wedbush increased their target price on shares of eBay from $135.00 to $137.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Citizens Jmp lowered shares of eBay from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $145.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Argus raised shares of eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $133.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of eBay from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $117.24.

eBay Price Performance

eBay stock opened at $102.27 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $109.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $102.85. eBay Inc. has a 12 month low of $78.03 and a 12 month high of $119.31. The company has a market capitalization of $45.51 billion, a PE ratio of 21.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The e-commerce company reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.10. eBay had a return on equity of 47.88% and a net margin of 18.50%.The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.37 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.8% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.420 EPS. Analysts expect that eBay Inc. will post 4.86 EPS for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. eBay’s payout ratio is presently 25.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of eBay stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.55, for a total transaction of $1,205,990.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 253,211 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,486,054.05. The trade was a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,919 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.51, for a total transaction of $208,230.69. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 32,124 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,485,775.24. This represents a 5.64% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 37,126 shares of company stock worth $4,087,886. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About eBay

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.