Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt Buys 18,600 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt boosted its stake in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 9.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 210,326 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after buying an additional 18,600 shares during the period. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt’s holdings in eBay were worth $19,144,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its holdings in eBay by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 2,931,042 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $255,294,000 after purchasing an additional 113,553 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of eBay by 62.6% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 23,108 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $2,013,000 after buying an additional 8,899 shares in the last quarter. North Dakota State Investment Board bought a new stake in shares of eBay during the 4th quarter valued at $1,809,000. Jain Global LLC bought a new stake in shares of eBay during the 3rd quarter valued at $8,220,000. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System grew its position in shares of eBay by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 944,008 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $85,858,000 after buying an additional 67,362 shares during the period. 87.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on EBAY shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $124.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research note on Monday, May 4th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $97.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 target price on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Thirteen investment 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 data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.13.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 11,110 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.33, for a total transaction of $1,259,096.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 275,431 shares in the company, valued at approximately $31,214,595.23. This represents a 3.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,010 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.61, for a total value of $116,766.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 32,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,716,399.06. This trade represents a 3.05% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 76,012 shares of company stock valued at $8,747,852 in the last ninety days. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EBAY opened at $112.54 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $111.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $98.88. eBay Inc. has a 52-week low of $75.78 and a 52-week high of $119.31. The company has a market cap of $49.97 billion, a PE ratio of 25.52, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.04 billion. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 4.87 EPS for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

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