eBay Inc. (EBAY) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.31 on June 12th

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of 0.31 per share by the e-commerce company on Friday, June 12th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th.

eBay has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 7 consecutive years. eBay has a dividend payout ratio of 21.5% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect eBay to earn $5.37 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.24 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 23.1%.

eBay Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EBAY opened at $115.31 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $101.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.12. The company has a market cap of $51.20 billion, a PE ratio of 26.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. eBay has a twelve month low of $71.68 and a twelve month high of $119.31.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.04 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 46.11% and a net margin of 17.58%.The business’s revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.38 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. On average, analysts predict that eBay will post 4.83 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on EBAY shares. Barclays boosted their price target on eBay from $104.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on eBay from $87.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $115.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Arete Research reduced their price objective on eBay from $113.00 to $111.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Thirteen investment 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. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.84.

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.