Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 34.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 32,957 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,429 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $2,871,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. High Point Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in eBay during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. bought a new position in eBay during the third quarter valued at $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of eBay in the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of eBay by 57.4% in the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new stake in shares of eBay in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on EBAY shares. Citizens Jmp increased their price target 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. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $115.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on eBay from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on eBay from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their target price on eBay from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $105.84.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 12,113 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.36, for a total transaction of $1,215,660.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 30,835 shares in the company, valued at $3,094,600.60. The trade was a 28.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 21,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total value of $2,044,770.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 352,653 shares in the company, valued at $34,337,822.61. This trade represents a 5.62% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 86,952 shares of company stock valued at $8,251,267 over the last quarter. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More eBay News

Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:

• Positive Sentiment: eBay is benefiting from takeover speculation after GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen launched a $55.5 billion bid for the company, creating a potential premium narrative for shareholders. Ryan Cohen, GameStop’s rebel CEO
• Positive Sentiment: The deal-related attention has sparked heavy investor and media focus on eBay, which can support shares through increased momentum trading and speculation. GameStop-eBay saga gets weirder
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles framed the move as more theatrical than practical, with critics questioning financing, strategy, and execution; this keeps the long-term impact on eBay uncertain. EBay permanently bans GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen
• Neutral Sentiment: One Yahoo Finance piece simply highlighted eBay’s long-term stock performance, which is informative but not a direct catalyst for today’s move. If You Invested $1000 in eBay a Decade Ago
• Negative Sentiment: The takeover storyline also raises uncertainty and reputational friction, including eBay’s suspension of Cohen’s account and public sparring that could unsettle investors if the situation escalates. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen banned from eBay after takeover bid stunt

eBay Price Performance

EBAY stock opened at $107.63 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $47.79 billion, a PE ratio of 24.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.39. eBay Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.87 and a 12 month high of $111.38. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $95.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $3.09 billion for 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.38 EPS. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 4.86 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.