Boston Partners Buys 1,524,691 Shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY)

18 Mar 2025, 14:58 by Michael Walen · The Markets Daily

Boston Partners boosted its stake in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY – Free Report) by 35.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 5,856,276 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after buying an additional 1,524,691 shares during the quarter. Boston Partners’ holdings in eBay were worth $362,823,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EBAY. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in eBay during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Quarry LP bought a new position in eBay during the third quarter valued at about $36,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in eBay during the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in eBay by 115.5% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 836 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 448 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Washington Trust Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in eBay by 37.8% during the fourth quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 839 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

eBay Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $67.44 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $31.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.45. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $67.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $64.52. eBay Inc. has a twelve month low of $48.52 and a twelve month high of $71.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14.

eBay Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.72%. This is a positive change from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.07%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on EBAY. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of eBay from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $60.00 to $52.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of eBay from $59.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of eBay from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. StockNews.com raised shares of eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of eBay from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $65.54.

Read Our Latest Analysis on eBay

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other eBay news, CFO Stephen J. Priest sold 1,033 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.93, for a total transaction of $67,072.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 65,080 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,225,644.40. This trade represents a 1.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 5,625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.38, for a total value of $350,887.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 542,248 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,825,430.24. This represents a 1.03 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 12,283 shares of company stock valued at $796,241. 0.38% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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