Terril Brothers Inc. Buys Shares of 3,970 eBay Inc. $EBAY

Terril Brothers Inc. bought a new position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 3,970 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock, valued at approximately $296,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in eBay by 433.9% in the second quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 331 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in eBay in the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. GFG Capital LLC bought a new stake in eBay in the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Abound Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of eBay during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of eBay by 153.4% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 451 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,439 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.53, for a total transaction of $397,423.67. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 93,392 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,361,385.76. This trade represents a 4.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 75,952 shares of eBay stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.25, for a total value of $7,082,524.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 53,107 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,952,227.75. The trade was a 58.85% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 96,743 shares of company stock valued at $8,979,844 over the last three months. 0.64% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on EBAY. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $89.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on eBay from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on eBay from $102.00 to $107.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Mizuho initiated coverage on eBay in a research report on Monday, September 29th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $98.00 target price for the company. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of eBay from $90.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $92.87.

eBay Stock Down 15.9%

EBAY stock opened at $83.73 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $38.26 billion, a PE ratio of 18.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.31. eBay Inc. has a twelve month low of $56.33 and a twelve month high of $101.15. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $92.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.03. eBay had a net margin of 20.37% and a return on equity of 41.45%. The firm had revenue of $2.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.73 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.19 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.090-4.140 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.310-1.360 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.55%.

About eBay

eBay Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company’s marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps.