eBay Inc. $EBAY Shares Sold by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada lowered its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 13.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 689,836 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 108,043 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in eBay were worth $62,790,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in eBay by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 57,613,332 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $5,018,121,000 after acquiring an additional 468,833 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of eBay by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,020,923 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $785,722,000 after acquiring an additional 692,805 shares during the period. Independent Franchise Partners LLP raised its holdings in shares of eBay by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 7,748,177 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $674,866,000 after purchasing an additional 384,570 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of eBay by 1.7% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,901,415 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $446,042,000 after purchasing an additional 80,450 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its position in eBay by 47.5% during the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 3,626,424 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $315,862,000 after purchasing an additional 1,167,019 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

eBay News Roundup

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 Transactions at eBay

In related news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 863 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.17, for a total value of $94,213.71. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,533 shares in the company, valued at $3,769,967.61. The trade was a 2.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at 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 the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $3,485,775.24. The trade was a 5.64% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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 in the last ninety days. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EBAY has been the topic of several recent research reports. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of eBay from $120.00 to $130.00 in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Citigroup reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of eBay in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on eBay from $87.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their target price on eBay from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $124.00 target price on eBay in a report on Monday, May 4th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, eBay has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $110.52.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EBAY opened at $114.01 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $50.62 billion, a PE ratio of 25.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.37. 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 company’s fifty day moving average price is $111.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $101.03. eBay Inc. has a 1 year low of $78.03 and a 1 year high of $119.31.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.04 billion. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 4.89 earnings per share for the current year.

About eBay

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.