Natixis Advisors LLC Sells 8,766 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

Natixis Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 374,547 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 8,766 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned about 0.08% of eBay worth $34,065,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in eBay in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new position in shares of eBay during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of eBay by 155.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. now owns 411 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the period. Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new position in shares of eBay in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of eBay in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other eBay news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,920 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.90, for a total value of $157,248.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 5,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $470,597.40. The trade was a 25.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,009 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.87, for a total transaction of $80,588.83. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 5,743 shares in the company, valued at approximately $458,693.41. This represents a 14.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 44,593 shares of company stock valued at $3,998,870. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on EBAY. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $105.00 price target (up from $98.00) on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on eBay from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen raised eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, UBS Group set a $96.00 target price on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen investment 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, eBay currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $97.97.

eBay Stock Down 2.2%

EBAY stock opened at $90.86 on Wednesday. eBay Inc. has a twelve month low of $58.71 and a twelve month high of $101.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. The firm has a market cap of $40.71 billion, a PE ratio of 20.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.38. The business has a 50 day moving average of $89.51 and a 200 day moving average of $88.54.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.06. eBay had a return on equity of 43.04% and a net margin of 18.30%.The business had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.87 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.25 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. This is a positive change from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.51%.

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.