Private Advisor Group LLC Has $1.14 Million Stake in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Private Advisor Group LLC reduced its holdings in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 37.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,483 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 7,453 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $1,136,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its position in shares of eBay by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 2,931,042 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $255,294,000 after buying an additional 113,553 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in eBay by 62.6% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 23,108 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $2,013,000 after purchasing an additional 8,899 shares during the period. North Dakota State Investment Board bought a new stake in eBay in the fourth quarter valued at $1,809,000. Jain Global LLC acquired a new position in shares of eBay during the third quarter valued at about $8,220,000. Finally, Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of eBay during the 3rd quarter worth about $9,186,000. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at eBay

In other eBay news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.59, for a total value of $1,217,544.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 280,204 shares in the company, valued at $30,707,556.36. This represents a 3.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 50,000 shares of eBay stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.04, for a total value of $5,852,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 29,217 shares in the company, valued at $3,419,557.68. The trade was a 63.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 88,125 shares of company stock worth $9,963,512 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

More eBay News

Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:

• Positive Sentiment: eBay was added to several Russell growth indexes, including the Russell Midcap Growth and Russell 1000 Growth benchmarks, which could boost institutional ownership and index-driven demand for the shares. eBay joins Russell Growth Indexes
• Positive Sentiment: Investor enthusiasm remains focused on eBay’s expansion of live shopping and AI-driven recommerce initiatives, including eBay Live and its investment in Fleek, which reinforce the company’s growth strategy. eBay expanding live shopping and investing in AI resale startup
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are generally constructive into the report, with recent coverage highlighting eBay’s improving fundamentals and a favorable setup heading into Q2 earnings. Earnings Preview: What To Expect From eBay’s Report
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Jamie Iannone sold shares under a pre-arranged trading plan, which is usually viewed as routine and not a strong signal about the company’s outlook. Jamie Iannone sells shares of eBay stock
• Neutral Sentiment: eBay’s addition to short-interest data did not show meaningful bearish pressure, with reported short interest effectively unchanged at zero shares.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo slightly raised its price target on eBay but kept an equal-weight rating, suggesting a more cautious stance than the bullish headlines imply.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on EBAY. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on eBay from $60.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Friday, June 12th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $114.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Thirteen 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 stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $108.65.

eBay Stock Performance

NASDAQ EBAY opened at $117.20 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $110.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $98.47. eBay Inc. has a 12 month low of $75.78 and a 12 month high of $119.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.58, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.37.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The business’s revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.38 EPS. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. On average, analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 4.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Announces Dividend

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

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.