UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Has $658.57 Million Stock Position in eBay Inc. $EBAY

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lessened its holdings in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 6.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,893,253 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 382,982 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $658,571,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EBAY. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. boosted its stake in eBay by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. now owns 13,373 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,494,000 after acquiring an additional 866 shares during the last quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. raised its holdings in eBay by 1.6% in the second quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 35,799 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $4,000,000 after purchasing an additional 566 shares during the period. Field & Main Bank bought a new position in shares of eBay during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of eBay by 59.5% during the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 258,393 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $28,875,000 after purchasing an additional 96,376 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of eBay in the 2nd quarter valued at about $23,393,000. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on EBAY shares. Daiwa Securities Group increased their price objective on eBay from $90.00 to $114.00 in a report on Monday, May 11th. Citigroup upped their price target on eBay from $127.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $133.00 price target (up from $115.00) on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on shares of eBay from $122.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $124.00 target price on shares of eBay in a report on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, eBay presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $117.24.

eBay Stock Performance

Shares of EBAY opened at $105.62 on Friday. eBay Inc. has a one year low of $78.03 and a one year high of $119.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The company has a market cap of $47.00 billion, a PE ratio of 21.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.37. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $109.77 and a 200-day moving average of $102.87.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The e-commerce company reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.10. eBay had a return on equity of 47.88% and a net margin of 18.50%.The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.37 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. eBay has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.420 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that eBay Inc. will post 4.86 earnings per share for the current year.

eBay Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other news, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,919 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.51, for a total transaction of $208,230.69. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 32,124 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,485,775.24. This represents a 5.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Jordan Douglas Bradle Sweetnam sold 1,014 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.39, for a total value of $102,809.46. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 35,546 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,604,008.94. This trade represents a 2.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 37,126 shares of company stock valued at $4,087,886 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.67% 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.