eBay Inc. $EBAY Shares Bought by Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 7.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 155,739 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,362 shares during the quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in eBay were worth $13,565,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EBAY. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in eBay in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP acquired a new position in eBay in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in eBay by 57.4% in the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in eBay in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC acquired a new position in eBay in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

eBay Price Performance

eBay stock opened at $109.35 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $48.55 billion, a PE ratio of 24.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.39. eBay Inc. has a 52-week low of $72.84 and a 52-week high of $119.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The company’s 50 day moving average is $104.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.47.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. eBay had a return on equity of 46.11% and a net margin of 17.58%.The business had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share. The company’s 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, research analysts expect that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is 28.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other eBay news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total transaction of $1,542,361.40. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 94,479 shares in the company, valued at $8,733,638.76. This represents a 15.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 21,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total value of $2,044,770.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 352,653 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,337,822.61. This trade represents a 5.62% decrease in their position. 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 136,953 shares of company stock worth $14,139,444 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $96.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $114.00 in a report on Monday, May 11th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.84.

eBay 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.