Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Buys 8,429 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 34.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 32,957 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,429 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $2,871,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. High Point Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of eBay in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. bought a new position in shares of eBay during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in eBay in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in eBay by 57.4% in the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new stake in eBay during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on EBAY. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of eBay from $87.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. President Capital raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $94.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of eBay from $105.00 to $117.00 in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $105.84.

Key Stories Impacting eBay

Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:

• Positive Sentiment: eBay is benefiting from takeover speculation after GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen launched a $55.5 billion bid for the company, creating a potential premium narrative for shareholders. Ryan Cohen, GameStop’s rebel CEO
• Positive Sentiment: The deal-related attention has sparked heavy investor and media focus on eBay, which can support shares through increased momentum trading and speculation. GameStop-eBay saga gets weirder
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles framed the move as more theatrical than practical, with critics questioning financing, strategy, and execution; this keeps the long-term impact on eBay uncertain. EBay permanently bans GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen
• Neutral Sentiment: One Yahoo Finance piece simply highlighted eBay’s long-term stock performance, which is informative but not a direct catalyst for today’s move. If You Invested $1000 in eBay a Decade Ago
• Negative Sentiment: The takeover storyline also raises uncertainty and reputational friction, including eBay’s suspension of Cohen’s account and public sparring that could unsettle investors if the situation escalates. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen banned from eBay after takeover bid stunt

eBay Stock Up 1.1%

NASDAQ EBAY opened at $107.63 on Friday. eBay Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.87 and a 12 month high of $111.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The stock has a market cap of $47.79 billion, a PE ratio of 24.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.39. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $95.46 and its 200 day moving average is $90.05.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.38 EPS. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. Research analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 4.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.12%.

Insider Activity at eBay

In other news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 21,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total transaction of $2,044,770.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 352,653 shares in the company, valued at $34,337,822.61. This trade represents a 5.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, 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 23,167 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total value of $2,168,199.53. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 28,915 shares in the company, valued at $2,706,154.85. This trade represents a 44.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 86,952 shares of company stock valued at $8,251,267. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by 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.