eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Price Target Raised to $115.00 at Rothschild & Co Redburn

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) had its target price hoisted by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $100.00 to $115.00 in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has a neutral rating on the e-commerce company’s stock.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on EBAY. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $60.00 to $65.00 in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Citizens Jmp increased their target price on shares of eBay from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of eBay to $117.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on eBay from $94.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, eBay presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.58.

eBay Stock Down 0.3%

NASDAQ EBAY traded down $0.31 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $112.70. 507,384 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,579,886. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $97.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $90.46. The stock has a market cap of $50.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.39. eBay has a 1 year low of $69.41 and a 1 year high of $113.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.04 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 46.11% and a net margin of 17.58%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.38 EPS. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that eBay will post 4.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.12%.

Insider Activity

In other eBay news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of the business’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 $1,542,361.40. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 94,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,733,638.76. The trade was a 15.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed 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 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 owned 28,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,706,154.85. The trade was a 44.48% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 86,952 shares of company stock valued at $8,251,267. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On eBay

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Inceptionr LLC acquired a new position in eBay during the 1st quarter worth approximately $881,000. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 25.7% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,281,587 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $116,649,000 after buying an additional 262,339 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 4.1% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 161,089 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $14,662,000 after buying an additional 6,412 shares in the last quarter. Wealthspire Retirement LLC acquired a new position in eBay during the first quarter worth $206,000. Finally, NewEdge Wealth LLC grew its holdings in eBay by 11.3% during the first quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 726,456 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $66,122,000 after acquiring an additional 73,770 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Key eBay News

Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:

• Positive Sentiment: eBay’s stock is getting support from Citi, which raised its price target to $127 from $114 and kept a Buy rating, citing better execution and continued momentum in the company’s growth categories. Citi Hikes eBay Price Target to $127: Better Execution Drives Q1 Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley also reiterated a Buy rating and left its $121 price target unchanged, suggesting the market still sees value in eBay’s standalone business and strategic optionality. eBay: Buy Rating Reiterated as Board Rejects GameStop Bid; $121 Price Target Unchanged on Standalone Value and Strategic Optionality
• Positive Sentiment: GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen’s high-profile takeover push has put eBay in the spotlight and may be boosting investor interest, even though eBay has rejected the offer. Ryan Cohen hits back at eBay, says his takeover proposal should not be dismissed
• Neutral Sentiment: eBay formally rejected GameStop’s roughly $56 billion bid, calling it “neither credible nor attractive,” and cited financing, governance, and execution concerns. This removes immediate deal certainty but keeps acquisition speculation alive if Cohen presses shareholders directly. eBay rejects GameStop’s bid as ‘neither credible nor attractive’
• Neutral Sentiment: Ryan Cohen escalated the dispute with public criticism of eBay’s board, but that rhetoric has not changed eBay’s rejection so far; it mainly adds headline volatility rather than a clear business impact. GameStop CEO Mocks eBay, Saying ‘It’s Run by a Bunch of Losers’ with ‘Perverse Financial Incentives’

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.