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Wedbush Forecasts Etsy's Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:ETSY)

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Key Points

  • Wedbush has revised Etsy's Q3 2025 earnings estimate down to $0.49 per share from a previous forecast of $0.58, with a full-year earnings estimate of $2.57 per share.
  • Etsy's latest earnings report revealed a miss of $0.29 against the consensus estimate, reporting $0.25 EPS and revenue of $672.66 million.
  • Recent activity shows significant trading adjustments among institutional investors, including AQR Capital Management increasing its stake by 423.7% in the first quarter.
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Etsy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ETSY - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Etsy in a report issued on Wednesday, July 30th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.58. The consensus estimate for Etsy's current full-year earnings is $2.57 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Etsy's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.81 EPS.

Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The specialty retailer reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by ($0.29). The business had revenue of $672.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $645.16 million. Etsy had a net margin of 5.78% and a negative return on equity of 31.10%. Etsy's revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.41 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on ETSY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Etsy from $40.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Etsy from $35.00 to $31.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Citizens Jmp upgraded Etsy to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. B. Riley dropped their price objective on Etsy from $62.00 to $55.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Arete Research upgraded Etsy to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 11th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $56.76.

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Etsy Price Performance

Shares of ETSY opened at $58.77 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.40, a P/E/G ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 1.73. Etsy has a fifty-two week low of $40.05 and a fifty-two week high of $68.45. The business's 50-day moving average is $56.91 and its 200-day moving average is $51.43.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Melissa Reiff sold 6,909 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.89, for a total value of $406,871.01. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 16,424 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $967,209.36. This represents a 29.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Richard Edward Colburn III sold 2,350 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.01, for a total value of $110,473.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 2,896 shares of the company's stock, valued at $136,140.96. This represents a 44.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 326,041 shares of company stock valued at $19,664,717 over the last ninety days. 2.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of ETSY. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Etsy by 423.7% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,658,225 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $218,890,000 after purchasing an additional 3,768,787 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Etsy by 112.8% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 2,803,956 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $132,273,000 after purchasing an additional 1,486,142 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in shares of Etsy by 36.0% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,026,263 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $95,599,000 after purchasing an additional 535,864 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Etsy by 53.7% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,248,902 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $58,923,000 after purchasing an additional 436,231 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Etsy by 140.8% in the first quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 711,454 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $33,566,000 after purchasing an additional 415,942 shares in the last quarter. 99.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Etsy Company Profile

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Etsy, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates two-sided online marketplaces that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia, and France. Its primary marketplace is Etsy.com that connects artisans and entrepreneurs with various consumers. The company also offers Reverb, a musical instrument marketplace; Depop, a fashion resale marketplace; and Elo7, a Brazil-based marketplace for handmade and unique items.

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