PDS Planning Inc Buys 201 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

PDS Planning Inc grew its stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 5.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,076 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the period. PDS Planning Inc’s holdings in eBay were worth $303,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC bought a new stake in eBay during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. GFG Capital LLC bought a new stake in eBay during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Abound Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of eBay in the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Sierra Ocean LLC boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 84.9% in the 1st quarter. Sierra Ocean LLC now owns 538 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 247 shares during the last quarter. Finally, North Capital Inc. purchased a new position in shares of eBay in the 1st quarter worth approximately $38,000. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

eBay Price Performance

eBay stock opened at $88.55 on Monday. eBay Inc. has a 12 month low of $56.33 and a 12 month high of $101.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $93.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.84. The company has a market cap of $40.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.50, a PEG ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.31.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The e-commerce company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.07. eBay had a return on equity of 38.97% and a net margin of 20.86%.The business had revenue of $2.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.64 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.18 earnings per share. eBay’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.290-1.340 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. eBay’s payout ratio is presently 25.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other eBay news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 22,206 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.90, for a total transaction of $1,729,847.40. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,910 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.31, for a total transaction of $170,582.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 3,824 shares in the company, valued at $341,521.44. The trade was a 33.31% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 118,949 shares of company stock worth $10,709,691. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on EBAY shares. Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of eBay in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded eBay from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 10th. President Capital upgraded eBay from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $74.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on eBay from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on eBay from $81.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $81.29.

eBay Company Profile

eBay Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company’s marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps.