eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Rating Lowered to “Hold” at Wall Street Zen
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemeBay (NASDAQ:EBAY – Get Free Report) was downgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.
A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on EBAY. Evercore increased their price target on shares of eBay from $93.00 to $94.00 in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of eBay from $88.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Arete Research increased their price target on shares of eBay from $103.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $105.00 price target (up from $98.00) on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, eBay currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $98.38.
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eBay Stock Performance
NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $104.65 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.95. eBay has a 1 year low of $64.68 and a 1 year high of $105.40. The company has a market capitalization of $46.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.34.
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 43.04% and a net margin of 18.30%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.25 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. On average, analysts expect that eBay will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 21,000 shares of the business’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 directly owned 352,653 shares in the company, valued at $34,337,822.61. The trade was a 5.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 33,441 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.99, for a total value of $3,076,237.59. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 4,733 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $435,388.67. The trade was a 87.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 120,393 shares of company stock valued at $11,327,504 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On eBay
Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EBAY. Altshuler Shaham Ltd lifted its stake in eBay by 4,452,655.3% during the fourth quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 2,092,795 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $182,282,000 after purchasing an additional 2,092,748 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in eBay by 27.8% during the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 8,309,698 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $755,767,000 after purchasing an additional 1,808,976 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its stake in eBay by 214.6% during the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,858,383 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $161,865,000 after purchasing an additional 1,267,601 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in eBay by 3,248.7% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,256,975 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $109,483,000 after purchasing an additional 1,219,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its stake 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 worth $315,862,000 after purchasing an additional 1,167,019 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.
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.