Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for eBay Q4 Earnings

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for eBay in a report released on Thursday, February 27th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now anticipates that the e-commerce company will post earnings per share of $1.10 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.08. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for eBay’s current full-year earnings is $3.86 per share.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on eBay from $64.00 to $63.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Benchmark boosted their price objective on eBay from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Jefferies Financial Group cut eBay from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and cut their target price for the company from $60.00 to $52.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on eBay from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on eBay from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have issued a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, eBay presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $65.54.

eBay Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $66.67 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $66.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $63.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.07 billion, a PE ratio of 16.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. eBay has a twelve month low of $48.52 and a twelve month high of $71.61.

eBay Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.29 dividend. This is a boost from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.07%.

Insider Transactions at eBay

In other news, CFO Stephen J. Priest sold 5,252 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.63, for a total value of $334,184.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 65,080 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,141,040.40. This represents a 7.47 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 3,989 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.20, for a total value of $260,082.80. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 71,469 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,659,778.80. This trade represents a 5.29 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 21,524 shares of company stock worth $1,390,509. 0.38% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of eBay by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 28,493,042 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $1,765,148,000 after purchasing an additional 3,149,934 shares in the last quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP lifted its position in shares of eBay by 25.6% in the fourth quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 11,178,638 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $692,517,000 after buying an additional 2,277,839 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in shares of eBay by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 9,151,026 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $573,220,000 after buying an additional 335,035 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in eBay by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,032,336 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $435,665,000 after purchasing an additional 245,624 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in eBay by 17.8% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,809,265 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock valued at $421,834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,030,292 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.48% of the company’s stock.

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.