eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.320-1.360 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.330. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.5 billion-$2.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.6 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Barclays set a $72.00 target price on eBay and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on shares of eBay from $70.00 to $63.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of eBay from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $60.00 to $52.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of eBay from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of eBay from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $65.33.

eBay Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of EBAY traded up $0.65 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $64.13. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,902,196 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,936,681. The company has a 50 day moving average of $66.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $63.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. The firm has a market cap of $30.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.35. eBay has a 1-year low of $46.98 and a 1-year high of $71.61.

eBay Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This is a positive change from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. eBay’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling at eBay

In related news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 5,625 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total transaction of $355,556.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 531,167 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,575,066.07. This trade represents a 1.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Stephen J. Priest sold 5,252 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $4,141,040.40. This trade represents a 7.47 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 27,149 shares of company stock valued at $1,746,065 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.38% 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.