eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.320-1.360 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on EBAY. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on eBay from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of eBay from $70.00 to $68.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of eBay from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $60.00 to $52.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Wedbush assumed coverage on shares of eBay in a research note on Monday, December 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised eBay from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $70.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Two 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $64.58.

eBay Stock Down 8.8 %

Shares of eBay stock traded down $6.08 during trading on Thursday, hitting $63.06. 5,309,567 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,970,024. The stock has a market cap of $30.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $66.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.67. eBay has a twelve month low of $46.53 and a twelve month high of $71.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.25.

eBay Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 is a boost from eBay’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.84%. eBay’s payout ratio is 27.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other eBay news, CFO Stephen J. Priest sold 1,033 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.93, for a total transaction of $67,072.69. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 65,080 shares in the company, valued at $4,225,644.40. This represents a 1.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 5,625 shares of eBay stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.25, for a total value of $378,281.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 530,998 shares in the company, valued at $35,709,615.50. The trade was a 1.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 27,149 shares of company stock worth $1,746,065. Corporate insiders own 0.38% of the company’s stock.

eBay Company Profile

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.