Titan Investment Solutions Ltd Makes New Investment in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Titan Investment Solutions Ltd purchased a new position in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 13,968 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,217,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EBAY. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of eBay by 4.5% in 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. Childress Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in eBay by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $321,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in eBay by 57.4% during the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Harfst & Associates Inc. grew its position in eBay by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. now owns 22,461 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $1,956,000 after buying an additional 131 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in eBay by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,336 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $726,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on EBAY. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of eBay from $87.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wedbush increased their price target on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of eBay from $105.00 to $117.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of eBay from $96.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of eBay from $88.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, eBay presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.84.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other eBay news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 94,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,733,638.76. This represents a 15.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.59, for a total transaction of $1,217,544.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 280,204 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,707,556.36. This trade represents a 3.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 148,063 shares of company stock valued at $15,356,989 in the last three months. 0.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

eBay Price Performance

NASDAQ EBAY opened at $108.61 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $48.22 billion, a PE ratio of 24.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.39. eBay Inc. has a 52 week low of $72.84 and a 52 week high of $119.31. 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 firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $106.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $94.42.

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 the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The company’s revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.38 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. Research analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is 28.12%.

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.