Capital Investment Advisors LLC Purchases 138 Shares of eBay Inc. $EBAY

Capital Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 2.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,280 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after acquiring an additional 138 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in eBay were worth $468,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its holdings in eBay by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 23,039 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,560,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the period. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its holdings in eBay by 36.5% during the 1st quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 598 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in eBay by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,201 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $285,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the period. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC now owns 3,921 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $266,000 after buying an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hohimer Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 59,414 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $4,024,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at eBay

In other news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 7,221 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.33, for a total value of $666,714.93. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 246,812 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,788,151.96. This trade represents a 2.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Julie A. Loeger sold 75,952 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.25, for a total transaction of $7,082,524.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 53,107 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,952,227.75. This represents a 58.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 111,728 shares of company stock worth $10,047,092. 0.64% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

eBay Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of EBAY opened at $88.40 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.47, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $92.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.61. eBay Inc. has a twelve month low of $56.33 and a twelve month high of $101.15.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The e-commerce company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.64 billion. eBay had a net margin of 20.86% and a return on equity of 38.97%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.18 EPS. eBay has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.290-1.340 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that eBay Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

eBay Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were given a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.55%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on EBAY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of eBay from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Arete raised shares of eBay from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $91.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 7th. President Capital raised shares of eBay from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $74.00 to $103.00 in a report on Friday, September 19th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of eBay from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $70.00 to $102.00 in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Citizens Jmp raised shares of eBay to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, twenty have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, eBay presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $81.11.

About eBay

eBay Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company’s marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps.