eBay Inc. $EBAY Shares Acquired by Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas

Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas grew its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 255.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,393 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,629 shares during the quarter. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas’ holdings in eBay were worth $1,167,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of EBAY. Abound Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of eBay during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Cynosure Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of eBay in the fourth quarter valued at $503,000. Sienna Gestion increased its position in shares of eBay by 9.1% in the fourth quarter. Sienna Gestion now owns 125,863 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $10,908,000 after buying an additional 10,501 shares in the last quarter. Twin City Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of eBay by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Twin City Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,830 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truvestments Capital LLC increased its position in shares of eBay by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 19,645 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $1,711,000 after buying an additional 1,018 shares in the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

eBay Price Performance

EBAY stock opened at $109.32 on Wednesday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $48.54 billion, a PE ratio of 24.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.39. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $107.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.89.

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

eBay Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th were issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. eBay’s payout ratio is 28.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 12,113 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.36, for a total transaction of $1,215,660.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 30,835 shares in the company, valued at $3,094,600.60. This represents a 28.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 21,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total value of $2,044,770.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 352,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,337,822.61. The trade was a 5.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 95,233 shares of company stock worth $10,446,742 in the last three months. 0.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on EBAY. Bank of America lifted their price objective on eBay from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on eBay from $120.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on eBay from $60.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $124.00 price objective on eBay in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of eBay in a research note on Friday. Thirteen 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.84.

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.