Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Boosts Holdings in eBay Inc. $EBAY

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 336.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 166,325 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after purchasing an additional 128,248 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in eBay were worth $14,487,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of eBay by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,558 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $223,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of eBay by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,685 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $321,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of eBay by 57.4% in the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 318 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of eBay by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 4,613 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of eBay by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,799 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $592,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

eBay Trading Up 4.1%

Shares of EBAY opened at $118.96 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $52.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.98, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22. eBay Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $71.00 and a fifty-two week high of $119.31. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $99.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $91.15.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The e-commerce company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. eBay had a net margin of 17.58% and a return on equity of 46.11%. The firm had revenue of $3.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.38 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.140 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 4.83 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. eBay’s payout ratio is presently 28.12%.

Trending Headlines about eBay

Here are the key news stories impacting eBay this week:

• Positive Sentiment: GameStop increased its eBay stake to about 6.55%-6.6%, signaling continued takeover pressure and keeping merger/acquisition speculation alive. Reuters: GameStop increases stake in eBay to more than 6%
• Positive Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein raised its price target on eBay to $100 from $95, showing analysts still see value in the stock despite the takeover noise. MarketScreener: Bernstein adjusts price target on eBay

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wedbush lifted their target price on shares of eBay from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective (up from $105.00) on shares of eBay in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Arete Research raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $111.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of eBay from $96.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.90.

Insider Activity at eBay

In other eBay news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 21,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.37, for a total transaction of $2,044,770.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 352,653 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,337,822.61. The trade was a 5.62% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 12,978 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.44, for a total transaction of $1,199,686.32. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 42,948 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,970,113.12. The trade was a 23.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 86,953 shares of company stock valued at $8,287,444 in the last 90 days. 0.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.