MUFG Securities EMEA plc Acquires 9,783 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

MUFG Securities EMEA plc increased its holdings in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 111.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 18,530 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,783 shares during the period. MUFG Securities EMEA plc’s holdings in eBay were worth $1,614,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. High Point Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in eBay during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new position in eBay during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in eBay by 57.4% during the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in eBay during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new position in eBay during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 50,000 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.04, for a total value of $5,852,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 29,217 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,419,557.68. The trade was a 63.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,010 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.61, for a total transaction of $116,766.10. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 32,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,716,399.06. The trade was a 3.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 have sold a total of 136,953 shares of company stock valued at $14,139,444 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on EBAY shares. Wedbush lifted their price target on eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $97.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $115.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Evercore set a $96.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, eBay currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.84.

eBay Stock Down 1.3%

NASDAQ EBAY opened at $108.88 on Wednesday. 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 Inc. has a 1-year low of $72.84 and a 1-year high of $119.31. The company has a 50 day moving average of $103.03 and a 200-day moving average of $92.86. The company has a market cap of $48.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.69, a PEG ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.39.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The company had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.38 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 given a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. eBay’s payout ratio is presently 28.12%.

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.