eBay Inc. $EBAY Shares Sold by SOA Wealth Advisors LLC.

SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. lessened its stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,241 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 150 shares during the period. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC.’s holdings in eBay were worth $92,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. First Pacific Financial acquired a new stake in shares of eBay during the second quarter worth about $53,000. Forza Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of eBay during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $224,000. Childress Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of eBay during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $248,000. LBP AM SA lifted its position in shares of eBay by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. LBP AM SA now owns 111,889 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $8,331,000 after acquiring an additional 5,454 shares during the period. Finally, Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of eBay by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 1,349,225 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $100,463,000 after purchasing an additional 81,431 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EBAY has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of eBay from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $70.00 to $102.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Arete Research upgraded shares of eBay from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Benchmark boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $78.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of eBay from $66.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, eBay presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $81.11.

eBay Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ EBAY opened at $88.40 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $40.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.31. eBay Inc. has a 52-week low of $56.33 and a 52-week high of $101.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $92.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.61.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The e-commerce company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.64 billion. eBay had a net margin of 20.86% and a return on equity of 38.97%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.18 EPS. eBay has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.290-1.340 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were paid a $0.29 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. eBay’s payout ratio is currently 25.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other eBay news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,910 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.31, for a total transaction of $170,582.10. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 3,824 shares in the company, valued at approximately $341,521.44. The trade was a 33.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 7,221 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.33, for a total transaction of $666,714.93. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 246,812 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,788,151.96. This trade represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 111,728 shares of company stock worth $10,047,092 over the last ninety days. 0.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About eBay

eBay Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company’s marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps.