eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Price Target Raised to $118.00

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) had its price objective raised by equities research analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $100.00 to $118.00 in a research note issued on Monday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the e-commerce company’s stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 36.36% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other research firms have also commented on EBAY. UBS Group set a $96.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Thursday. Arete Research increased their price objective on eBay from $91.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $97.25.

eBay Trading Down 1.7%

EBAY stock opened at $86.53 on Monday. 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 company has a market cap of $38.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.18, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.38. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $88.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.26. eBay has a 52 week low of $58.71 and a 52 week high of $101.15.

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

Insider Transactions at eBay

In other news, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 2,896 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.44, for a total transaction of $238,746.24. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 55,990 shares in the company, valued at $4,615,815.60. The trade was a 4.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,920 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.90, for a total value of $157,248.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 5,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $470,597.40. This represents a 25.05% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 44,593 shares of company stock valued at $3,998,870 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On eBay

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Abound Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of eBay during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of eBay in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. High Point Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of eBay in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in eBay during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Jessup Wealth Management Inc acquired a new position in eBay during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.