Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Trims Stock Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS decreased its holdings in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 4.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 105,138 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 4,604 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in eBay were worth $9,158,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of eBay in the fourth quarter worth about $98,728,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new position in shares of eBay in the fourth quarter worth about $9,368,000. National Pension Service increased its stake in shares of eBay by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. National Pension Service now owns 1,009,553 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $87,932,000 after purchasing an additional 38,665 shares in the last quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund increased its stake in shares of eBay by 904.3% in the fourth quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund now owns 283,215 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $24,668,000 after purchasing an additional 255,015 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of eBay by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 38,789 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $3,379,000 after purchasing an additional 712 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EBAY has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $60.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $124.00 price objective on shares of eBay in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, eBay has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.84.

eBay Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of eBay stock opened at $110.35 on Tuesday. eBay Inc. has a 1 year low of $72.83 and a 1 year high of $119.31. The firm has a market cap of $49.00 billion, a PE ratio of 25.02, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $103.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.86.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The business had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.38 earnings per share. eBay’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. Analysts expect that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced 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 1.1%. eBay’s payout ratio is presently 28.12%.

Insider Activity at eBay

In other eBay news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 50,000 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.04, for a total transaction of $5,852,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 29,217 shares in the company, valued at $3,419,557.68. The trade was a 63.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of eBay 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 sale, the senior vice president 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 ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 136,953 shares of company stock valued at $14,139,444. Company insiders own 0.64% 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.