Natixis Advisors LLC Sells 8,766 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

Natixis Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 374,547 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 8,766 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $34,065,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EBAY. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in shares of eBay in the third quarter worth $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of eBay during the third quarter valued at $28,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of eBay by 155.3% during the second quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. now owns 411 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new stake in eBay in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in eBay in the 3rd quarter worth about $40,000. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,462 shares of eBay stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.94, for a total transaction of $374,540.28. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 91,921 shares in the company, valued at $7,715,848.74. This trade represents a 4.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 33,441 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.99, for a total transaction of $3,076,237.59. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 4,733 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $435,388.67. The trade was a 87.60% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 44,593 shares of company stock valued at $3,998,870 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

eBay Trading Down 2.2%

eBay stock opened at $90.86 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $89.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.54. The company has a market cap of $40.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.38. eBay Inc. has a 52-week low of $58.71 and a 52-week high of $101.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $2.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.87 billion. eBay had a net margin of 18.30% and a return on equity of 43.04%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.25 EPS. 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. This is a boost from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. eBay’s payout ratio is 28.51%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on EBAY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of eBay from $105.00 to $104.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, UBS Group set a $96.00 target price on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $97.97.

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.