Vinva Investment Management Ltd Has $20.76 Million Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Vinva Investment Management Ltd lessened its holdings in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 227,244 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 23,303 shares during the quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd owned approximately 0.05% of eBay worth $20,756,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of eBay by 1.7% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,581,556 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $638,983,000 after purchasing an additional 140,160 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in eBay by 27.8% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 8,309,698 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $755,767,000 after buying an additional 1,808,976 shares during the period. Impax Asset Management Group plc increased its stake in eBay by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 3,810,634 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $282,838,000 after buying an additional 275,344 shares during the period. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. purchased a new stake in eBay in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $235,149,000. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its position in eBay by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 2,817,489 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $256,251,000 after buying an additional 157,537 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on EBAY. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $107.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Arete Research increased their price objective on eBay from $91.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on eBay from $88.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Benchmark boosted their target price on eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wedbush upped their target price on eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $97.97.

eBay Price Performance

NASDAQ EBAY opened at $92.71 on Friday. eBay Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $58.71 and a fifty-two week high of $101.15. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $89.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.72. The firm has a market cap of $41.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.38. 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 (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. 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%.The firm’s revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.25 EPS. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This is an increase from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other eBay news, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 2,896 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 55,990 shares in the company, valued at $4,615,815.60. This trade represents a 4.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,462 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.94, for a total transaction of $374,540.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 91,921 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,715,848.74. This represents a 4.63% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 44,593 shares of company stock worth $3,998,870 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company’s stock.

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.