NatWest Group plc Decreases Stake in eBay Inc. $EBAY

NatWest Group plc cut its position in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 35.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 90,332 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 48,660 shares during the period. eBay accounts for 1.8% of NatWest Group plc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. NatWest Group plc’s holdings in eBay were worth $7,868,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EBAY. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in shares of eBay by 1,007.4% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,189,868 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $163,058,000 after purchasing an additional 1,992,116 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in eBay by 27.8% in the third 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 last quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in eBay by 1,416.4% in the second quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 831,976 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $61,949,000 after buying an additional 777,109 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new stake in eBay in the third quarter valued at $68,999,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in eBay during the 3rd quarter worth about $63,098,000. 87.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

eBay Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ EBAY opened at $89.43 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $40.06 billion, a PE ratio of 20.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. eBay Inc. has a 52-week low of $58.71 and a 52-week high of $101.15. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $89.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $88.43.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.35 by $0.06. eBay had a return on equity of 43.04% and a net margin of 18.30%.The firm had revenue of $2.97 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.25 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. eBay has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.530-1.590 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. This is a boost from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. eBay’s payout ratio is 28.51%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 16,685 shares of eBay stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total value of $1,542,361.40. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 94,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,733,638.76. The trade was a 15.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 33,441 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.99, for a total transaction of $3,076,237.59. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 4,733 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $435,388.67. This trade represents a 87.60% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 87,280 shares of company stock valued at $8,067,074 in the last ninety days. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EBAY has been the subject of several analyst reports. Daiwa Securities Group upped their price objective on eBay from $84.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of eBay in a report on Monday, December 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Benchmark raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Arete Research boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $91.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, eBay presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $97.97.

eBay 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.