Stephens Inc. AR Has $789,000 Stock Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Stephens Inc. AR trimmed its holdings in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAYFree Report) by 91.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 8,863 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 89,604 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in eBay were worth $789,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. AlphaCore Capital LLC lifted its stake in eBay by 134.7% in the 4th quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 7,136 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $622,000 after purchasing an additional 4,096 shares during the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS lifted its stake in eBay by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 99,063 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $8,628,000 after purchasing an additional 3,941 shares during the last quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI lifted its stake in eBay by 22.7% in the 4th quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI now owns 18,298 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $1,594,000 after purchasing an additional 3,387 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in eBay by 336.8% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 166,325 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $14,487,000 after purchasing an additional 128,248 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Isthmus Partners LLC acquired a new stake in eBay in the 4th quarter valued at about $794,000. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total transaction of $1,542,361.40. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 94,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,733,638.76. This trade represents a 15.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total transaction of $2,168,199.53. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 28,915 shares in the company, valued at $2,706,154.85. This represents a 44.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 86,953 shares of company stock valued at $8,287,444 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting eBay

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on EBAY shares. BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on shares of eBay from $97.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of eBay from $105.00 to $117.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of eBay from $114.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of eBay from $94.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Benchmark raised their target price on shares of eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, eBay presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.90.

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eBay Trading Up 4.1%

Shares of EBAY stock opened at $118.96 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $99.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $91.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The company has a market capitalization of $52.82 billion, a PE ratio of 26.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.39. eBay Inc. has a 12-month low of $71.00 and a 12-month high of $119.31.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAYGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.04 billion. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.38 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.12%.

About eBay

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY)

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