Westwind Capital Has $1.44 Million Stock Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Westwind Capital raised its stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 1,189.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,867 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,869 shares during the quarter. Westwind Capital’s holdings in eBay were worth $1,438,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of eBay by 128.9% in the 1st quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 277 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in eBay in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Abound Financial LLC bought a new position in eBay in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of eBay during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Jessup Wealth Management Inc bought a new position in eBay in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.55, for a total value of $1,205,990.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 253,211 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,486,054.05. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.17, for a total value of $94,213.71. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,769,967.61. This represents a 2.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 87,122 shares of company stock worth $9,953,842 in the last ninety days. 0.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EBAY has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Barclays increased their price target on eBay from $114.00 to $123.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. BMO Capital Markets set a $145.00 target price on eBay in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of eBay from $107.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Arete Research decreased their price objective on eBay from $113.00 to $111.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of eBay from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $117.00.

eBay Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $102.31 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $110.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $101.92. The stock has a market cap of $45.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.18, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.37. eBay Inc. has a 1-year low of $78.03 and a 1-year high of $119.31. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. eBay had a net margin of 18.50% and a return on equity of 47.88%. The business’s revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.37 EPS. eBay has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.420 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 4.89 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

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

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.