eBay(US:EBAY) Defense World·2026-01-11 08:32Core Insights - eBay has seen significant changes in institutional ownership, with several large investors increasing their stakes in the company during the second quarter of the year [1] - Analysts have varied opinions on eBay's stock, with target prices ranging from $78.00 to $110.00 and an average consensus price target of $94.47 [2] - eBay reported strong earnings for the last quarter, exceeding expectations with an EPS of $1.36 and revenue of $2.82 billion, marking a 9.5% year-over-year increase [4] Institutional Ownership - ABN AMRO Bank N.V. acquired a new stake worth $235.15 million in eBay [1] - Arrowstreet Capital increased its position by 1,007.4%, now holding shares valued at $163.06 million [1] - M&G PLC boosted its stake by 88.8%, with shares now valued at $206.14 million [1] - Valeo Financial Advisors increased its stake by 19,822.5%, now owning shares worth $96.13 million [1] - 87.48% of eBay's stock is owned by institutional investors [1] Analyst Ratings - TD Cowen raised its target price from $80.00 to $84.00, maintaining a "hold" rating [2] - Goldman Sachs increased its target from $72.00 to $78.00, assigning a "sell" rating [2] - Benchmark raised its price objective from $100.00 to $110.00, giving a "buy" rating [2] - Deutsche Bank lifted its target from $96.00 to $100.00 [2] - The average rating for eBay's stock is "Hold" with a consensus price target of $94.47 [2] Financial Performance - eBay's latest earnings report showed an EPS of $1.36, surpassing the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.03 [4] - The company's revenue for the quarter was $2.82 billion, exceeding the consensus estimate of $2.73 billion [4] - eBay's net margin was 20.37% and return on equity was 41.94% [4] - The company has set FY 2025 guidance at 4.090-4.140 EPS and Q4 2025 guidance at 1.310-1.360 EPS [4] Stock Information - eBay's stock opened at $90.91, with a market capitalization of $41.09 billion [3] - The stock has a P/E ratio of 19.76 and a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 [3] - eBay's 52-week low is $58.71 and the high is $101.15 [3] Dividend Information - eBay announced a quarterly dividend of $0.29 per share, representing an annualized dividend of $1.16 and a yield of 1.3% [5] - The dividend payout ratio is 25.22% [5] Insider Transactions - SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,920 shares at an average price of $81.90, totaling $157,248 [6] - SVP Cornelius Boone sold 4,462 shares at an average price of $83.94, totaling $374,540 [8] - Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 53,675 shares valued at $4,388,825 [8]