eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam Sells 1,014 Shares of Stock

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,014 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.39, for a total value of $102,809.46. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 35,546 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,604,008.94. The trade was a 2.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, June 18th, Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of eBay stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.17, for a total value of $94,213.71.

eBay Stock Performance

eBay stock opened at $104.61 on Friday. 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 Inc. has a 1 year low of $78.03 and a 1 year high of $119.31. The company has a market cap of $46.55 billion, a PE ratio of 21.66, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.37. The company’s 50-day moving average is $110.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $102.30.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The e-commerce company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.10. eBay had a net margin of 18.50% and a return on equity of 47.88%. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.37 EPS. eBay’s revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.420 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 4.87 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. 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 dividend payout ratio is 25.67%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 62.6% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 23,108 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $2,013,000 after acquiring an additional 8,899 shares during the last quarter. North Dakota State Investment Board bought a new stake in eBay in the 4th quarter valued at $1,809,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new stake in eBay during the 4th quarter valued at $9,368,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in eBay during the fourth quarter worth $1,209,000. Finally, United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund boosted its position in eBay by 904.3% during the fourth quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund now owns 283,215 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $24,668,000 after purchasing an additional 255,015 shares during the period. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on EBAY. Barclays lifted their price objective on eBay from $114.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their target price on eBay from $110.00 to $106.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their target price on eBay from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $145.00 target price on eBay in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Evercore set a $96.00 price target on eBay in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $117.24.

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.