Sharp decrease in EBAY’s short interest leads to decline in days-to-cover ratio

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. EBay Inc shares valued at $1,797,330 were purchased by James Joseph Iannone on Jul 01 ’25. At $76.10 per share, James Joseph Iannone acquired 23,618 shares.

Also, Boone Cornelius sold 3,098 shares, netting a total of over 239,661 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $77.36 each, the insider now holds 93,392 shares.

Before that, Sweetnam Jordan Douglas Bradle had sold 23,597 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,825,936, the SVP, Chief Commercial Officer traded EBay Inc shares for $77.38 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 23,597 shares, worth approximately $3.37 million.

As published in a research note from Daiwa Securities on May 12, 2025, EBay Inc [EBAY] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $70. Analysts at JP Morgan resumed the stock at ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of April 22, 2025, Bernstein has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for EBAY. Earlier on December 10, 2024, Jefferies downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underperform” for EBAY stock which previously was a “a Hold”.

Analyzing EBAY Stock Performance

On last trading session,, EBay Inc [NASDAQ: EBAY] plunged -0.42% to $75.78. The stock’s lowest price that day was $75.24, but it reached a high of $76.32 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.69%. Over the course of the year, EBay Inc shares have jumped approximately 41.06%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $79.84 on 06/10/25 and a 52-week low of $58.71 on 04/08/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for EBay Inc (EBAY)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 75.24, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 74.70. In the upper region, resistance lies at 76.32. The next price resistance is at 76.86. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 54.37 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is EBay Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of EBay Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -1.32 million shares to 23.65 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 24.97 million shares. A decline of -5.59% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.6 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.6.

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In terms of EBay Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 71 in the next 12 months, down nearly -6.7% from the previous closing price of $76.1. Analysts anticipate EBay Inc stock to reach 75 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 68. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked EBay Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 09, 2024, Wedbush assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $70.

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