Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Increases Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

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Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its position in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAYFree Report) by 4.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,931,042 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after buying an additional 113,553 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.’s holdings in eBay were worth $255,294,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EBAY. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of eBay during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of eBay during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP purchased a new stake in shares of eBay during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of eBay by 57.4% during the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of eBay during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

eBay Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of eBay stock opened at $95.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10. eBay Inc. has a 1 year low of $61.74 and a 1 year high of $101.15. The company has a market capitalization of $42.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.34. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $89.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.62.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAYGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The e-commerce company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 43.04% and a net margin of 18.30%.eBay’s revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.25 EPS. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th were issued a $0.31 dividend. This is a boost from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. eBay’s payout ratio is presently 28.51%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Evercore lifted their price objective on eBay from $93.00 to $94.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of eBay in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Benchmark lifted their price objective on eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on eBay from $101.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on eBay from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $98.13.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other eBay news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 21,000 shares of the business’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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 352,653 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,337,822.61. The trade was a 5.62% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 23,167 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.59, for a total value of $2,168,199.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 28,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,706,154.85. This trade represents a 44.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 108,280 shares of company stock valued at $10,111,844. Insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

About eBay

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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.

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