Wedbush Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for eBay

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for eBay in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 15th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now forecasts that the e-commerce company will post earnings of $1.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.14. The consensus estimate for eBay's current full-year earnings is $3.86 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for eBay's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.47 EPS.

EBAY has been the topic of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of eBay from $64.00 to $62.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on eBay from $59.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Barclays set a $72.00 price target on shares of eBay and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on eBay from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, StockNews.com lowered eBay from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $65.13.

eBay Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:EBAY traded up $0.79 on Thursday, hitting $66.26. 3,338,503 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,948,774. eBay has a 12 month low of $48.52 and a 12 month high of $71.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.43. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $66.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $64.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 1.25.

eBay Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This is an increase from eBay's previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. eBay's dividend payout ratio is 29.07%.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In other eBay news, CFO Stephen J. Priest sold 1,167 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.21, for a total transaction of $77,267.07. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 65,080 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,308,946.80. This represents a 1.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Cornelius Boone sold 3,958 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.06, for a total value of $265,423.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 94,392 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,329,927.52. The trade was a 4.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 46,310 shares of company stock worth $3,121,626 over the last 90 days. 0.38% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On eBay

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in eBay by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 28,493,042 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $1,765,148,000 after acquiring an additional 3,149,934 shares during the period. Independent Franchise Partners LLP increased its stake in eBay by 25.6% during the fourth quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 11,178,638 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $692,517,000 after purchasing an additional 2,277,839 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of eBay by 304.2% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,105,270 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $130,421,000 after buying an additional 1,584,404 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of eBay in the 4th quarter worth $96,214,000. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its stake in eBay by 35.2% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 5,856,276 shares of the e-commerce company's stock valued at $362,823,000 after buying an additional 1,524,691 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.