Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Acquires 168,788 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 94.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 347,162 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after purchasing an additional 168,788 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $31,787,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EBAY. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in eBay in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new position in eBay in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in eBay in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new stake in shares of eBay during the third quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Stance Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of eBay during the third quarter worth $35,000. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on EBAY shares. Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of eBay in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on eBay from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $96.00 price objective on eBay in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Arete Research raised their target price on eBay from $91.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $119.00 target price on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $97.97.

eBay Price Performance

NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $89.85 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $40.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.38. eBay Inc. has a 52-week low of $58.71 and a 52-week high of $101.15. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $89.73 and a 200 day moving average of $88.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.10.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.87 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.25 EPS. The company’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 expect that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th were given a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. This is a positive change from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.51%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total value of $2,168,199.53. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 28,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,706,154.85. This trade represents a 44.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total transaction of $1,542,361.40. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 94,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,733,638.76. The trade was a 15.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 87,280 shares of company stock worth $8,067,074. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

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.