KBC Group NV Purchases 90,724 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

KBC Group NV increased its position in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 14.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 722,802 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after acquiring an additional 90,724 shares during the period. KBC Group NV’s holdings in eBay were worth $62,956,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of eBay by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,558 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $223,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of eBay by 57.4% during 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. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of eBay by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 29,151 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $2,651,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of eBay by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 4,613 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $402,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mutual Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of eBay by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 3,194 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $305,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on EBAY shares. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and set a $90.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Arete Research upped their price target on shares of eBay from $103.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group set a $96.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, eBay presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $98.38.

eBay Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of eBay stock opened at $101.96 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. eBay Inc. has a 12-month low of $64.68 and a 12-month high of $102.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $45.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.44, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.34. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $90.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $88.86.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.06. eBay had a net margin of 18.30% and a return on equity of 43.04%. The business had revenue of $2.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.87 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.25 EPS. eBay’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. Analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were issued a $0.31 dividend. This is an increase from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. eBay’s payout ratio is currently 28.51%.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 12,978 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total value of $1,199,686.32. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 42,948 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,970,113.12. This represents a 23.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total transaction 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. Insiders sold 108,280 shares of company stock valued at $10,111,844 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

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.