Gateway Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 4,915 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $447,000.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of eBay by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,558 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $223,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in eBay by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $321,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in eBay by 3.3% during the first quarter. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,035 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $367,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. raised its position in eBay by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. now owns 22,461 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,956,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the period. Finally, Commerce Bank raised its position in eBay by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 28,313 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $2,466,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have weighed in on EBAY shares. Daiwa Securities Group boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $114.00 in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $122.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price target on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on eBay from $117.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, eBay has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $110.52.
Key Headlines Impacting eBay
Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Depop acquisition expands eBay’s fashion-resale business. eBay completed its purchase of Depop from Etsy for approximately $1.4 billion in cash, including a $1.2 billion purchase price plus adjustments and interest. The deal gives eBay access to Depop’s younger, community-oriented customer base and strengthens its position in secondhand fashion, while traffic in Australia reportedly surged around the transaction. eBay completes Depop acquisition
- Positive Sentiment: Sports-card activity highlights a significant growth category. Reporting on eBay’s roughly $1.36 billion sports-card business points to record transaction levels and continued collector demand. The figures reinforce eBay’s role in collectibles and could support higher engagement, payments activity and marketplace revenue. eBay’s sports-card business
- Neutral Sentiment: Investors are looking ahead to second-quarter 2026 results. Analysts are evaluating expected revenue, earnings and marketplace metrics for the quarter ended June 2026. The focus will be on gross merchandise volume, active buyers, advertising and the early contribution from Depop. eBay’s latest reported quarter showed revenue growth and an earnings beat, raising the bar for the upcoming report. eBay Q2 earnings projections
- Negative Sentiment: eBay and former executives agreed to a settlement of about $55.7 million—with reports citing approximately $48.7 million in direct compensation—in a cyberstalking and harassment case involving a Massachusetts couple. The unusual conduct by former employees and executives creates reputational damage and highlights governance concerns, although the settlement removes the uncertainty of continued litigation. eBay cyberstalking case settlement
Insider Activity
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 shares were sold at an average price of $113.33, for a total value of $1,259,096.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 275,431 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,214,595.23. This trade represents a 3.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,919 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.51, for a total transaction of $208,230.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 32,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,485,775.24. This trade represents a 5.64% 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. Insiders have sold a total of 76,012 shares of company stock valued at $8,747,852 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.
eBay Trading Up 0.4%
Shares of eBay stock opened at $114.01 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.37. eBay Inc. has a 52-week low of $78.03 and a 52-week high of $119.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $111.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $101.03.
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.04 billion. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The company’s revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.38 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 4.89 EPS for the current year.
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.
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