Lifeworks Advisors LLC Has $7.01 Million Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Lifeworks Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 13.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 76,995 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,173 shares during the period. Lifeworks Advisors LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $7,008,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Procyon Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of eBay by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 42,053 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $3,828,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of eBay during the 1st quarter valued at $252,000. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in shares of eBay by 376.4% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 117,373 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $10,683,000 after acquiring an additional 92,733 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of eBay during the 1st quarter worth $213,000. Finally, Beacon Harbor Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in eBay in the 1st quarter worth about $7,636,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EBAY has been the topic of several recent research reports. Daiwa Securities Group upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $114.00 in a report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of eBay in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $104.00 to $114.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Arete Research dropped their price target on shares of eBay from $113.00 to $111.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $88.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $108.65.

eBay Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $117.20 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $52.04 billion, a PE ratio of 26.58, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.37. The company’s fifty day moving average is $110.95 and its 200 day moving average is $98.47. eBay Inc. has a 52 week low of $75.78 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.

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. Research analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 4.87 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

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

More eBay News

Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:

• Positive Sentiment: eBay was added to several Russell growth indexes, including the Russell Midcap Growth and Russell 1000 Growth benchmarks, which could boost institutional ownership and index-driven demand for the shares. eBay joins Russell Growth Indexes
• Positive Sentiment: Investor enthusiasm remains focused on eBay’s expansion of live shopping and AI-driven recommerce initiatives, including eBay Live and its investment in Fleek, which reinforce the company’s growth strategy. eBay expanding live shopping and investing in AI resale startup
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are generally constructive into the report, with recent coverage highlighting eBay’s improving fundamentals and a favorable setup heading into Q2 earnings. Earnings Preview: What To Expect From eBay’s Report
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Jamie Iannone sold shares under a pre-arranged trading plan, which is usually viewed as routine and not a strong signal about the company’s outlook. Jamie Iannone sells shares of eBay stock
• Neutral Sentiment: eBay’s addition to short-interest data did not show meaningful bearish pressure, with reported short interest effectively unchanged at zero shares.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo slightly raised its price target on eBay but kept an equal-weight rating, suggesting a more cautious stance than the bullish headlines imply.

Insider Activity at eBay

In related news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.33, for a total transaction of $1,259,096.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 275,431 shares in the company, valued at $31,214,595.23. This trade represents a 3.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,919 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.51, for a total value of $208,230.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 32,124 shares in the company, valued at $3,485,775.24. This trade represents a 5.64% 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. Insiders sold 88,125 shares of company stock worth $9,963,512 in the last ninety days. 0.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.