eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Sets New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $101.33 and last traded at $100.9050, with a volume of 2318886 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $98.15.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EBAY has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Truist Financial set a $94.00 price objective on eBay and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on eBay from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on eBay from $88.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price objective on eBay from $90.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of eBay in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, eBay currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $98.38.

eBay Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $45.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $89.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $88.77.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.87 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 43.04% and a net margin of 18.30%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.25 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is an increase from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is 28.51%.

Insider Transactions at eBay

In other eBay news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the firm’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 in the company, valued at $2,706,154.85. This trade represents a 44.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 33,441 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.99, for a total value of $3,076,237.59. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 4,733 shares in the company, valued at approximately $435,388.67. This trade represents 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 108,280 shares of company stock worth $10,111,844 in the last ninety days. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On eBay

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC acquired a new stake in shares of eBay during the 3rd quarter valued at $770,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its holdings in shares of eBay by 10.9% during the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 2,459,405 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $223,683,000 after acquiring an additional 242,168 shares in the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance boosted its holdings in shares of eBay by 407.8% during the 3rd quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 26,469 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $2,407,000 after acquiring an additional 21,257 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of eBay by 30.1% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 181,787 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $16,534,000 after acquiring an additional 42,048 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northstar Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of eBay by 31.6% during the 3rd quarter. Northstar Advisory Group LLC now owns 59,129 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $5,378,000 after acquiring an additional 14,204 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

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.