eBay Inc. (EBAY) To Go Ex-Dividend on August 28th

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be given a dividend of 0.31 per share by the e-commerce company on Friday, September 11th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th.

eBay has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 7 consecutive years. eBay has a dividend payout ratio of 21.5% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect eBay to earn $5.32 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.24 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 23.3%.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of EBAY opened at $106.00 on Wednesday. eBay has a 1 year low of $78.03 and a 1 year high of $119.31. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $110.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $102.62. The company has a market capitalization of $47.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.95, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The e-commerce company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. eBay had a net margin of 18.50% and a return on equity of 47.88%. eBay’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.37 EPS. eBay has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.420 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that eBay will post 4.86 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Argus raised eBay from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $133.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $127.00 target price on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on eBay from $87.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of eBay in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Benchmark upped their price objective on shares of eBay from $115.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $117.24.

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.