Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Boosts Stock Position in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 4.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 131,484 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after buying an additional 6,141 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $11,452,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Panagora Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of eBay by 62.7% during the fourth quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,236,326 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $107,684,000 after acquiring an additional 476,277 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 104,881 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $9,135,000 after purchasing an additional 2,530 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 19.2% in the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 92,083 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $8,020,000 after purchasing an additional 14,813 shares during the period. Destination Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of eBay in the fourth quarter worth $215,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,995,877 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $260,941,000 after purchasing an additional 104,479 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

eBay Price Performance

EBAY opened at $109.18 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $106.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $94.70. eBay Inc. has a 12-month low of $72.84 and a 12-month high of $119.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.76, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.39.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The business had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $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. Equities analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other eBay news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,010 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 32,146 shares in the company, valued at $3,716,399.06. This represents a 3.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.04, for a total transaction of $5,852,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 29,217 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,419,557.68. The trade was a 63.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 124,896 shares of company stock valued at $13,188,789. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on EBAY shares. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of eBay from $105.00 to $117.00 in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Wedbush upped their price target on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Benchmark upped their price target on shares of eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Susquehanna upped their price target 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, Citigroup upped their price target on shares of eBay from $114.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, eBay presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target 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.