18,944 Shares in eBay Inc. $EBAY Purchased by United Capital Financial Advisors LLC

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 18,944 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,117,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Equitable Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in shares of eBay during the second quarter worth approximately $508,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. bought a new stake in eBay in the 2nd quarter valued at $819,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in eBay in the 2nd quarter valued at $586,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in eBay during the 2nd quarter worth $16,115,000. Finally, MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH bought a new stake in shares of eBay in the second quarter valued at about $2,330,000. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on EBAY shares. Daiwa Securities Group lifted their price objective on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $114.00 in a research note on Monday, May 11th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on shares of eBay from $97.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price target on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Weiss Ratings cut eBay from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on eBay from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $117.24.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of eBay stock opened at $105.62 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. The company has a market cap of $47.00 billion, a PE ratio of 21.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a 50 day moving average of $109.77 and a 200-day moving average of $102.87. eBay Inc. has a 1-year low of $78.03 and a 1-year high of $119.31.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The e-commerce company reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.10. eBay had a net margin of 18.50% and a return on equity of 47.88%. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.37 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.8% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.420 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 4.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The firm 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 is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.67%.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,014 shares of the firm’s 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 35,546 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,604,008.94. This trade represents a 2.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.55, for a total value of $1,205,990.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 253,211 shares in the company, valued at $27,486,054.05. This trade represents a 4.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 37,126 shares of company stock worth $4,087,886. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

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.