Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.01 EPS

Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The specialty retailer reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by ($0.01), Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $646.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $646.30 million. Etsy had a net margin of 10.75% and a negative return on equity of 67.27%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.53 EPS.

Etsy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ETSY opened at $59.97 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.38, a PEG ratio of 4.16 and a beta of 2.00. The business has a 50-day moving average of $67.77 and a 200-day moving average of $71.52. Etsy has a fifty-two week low of $56.60 and a fifty-two week high of $102.81.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Etsy news, CAO Merilee Buckley sold 1,671 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.04, for a total transaction of $108,681.84. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 2,827 shares in the company, valued at $183,868.08. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In other Etsy news, CAO Merilee Buckley sold 1,671 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.04, for a total transaction of $108,681.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 2,827 shares in the company, valued at $183,868.08. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Josh Silverman sold 63,047 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.50, for a total transaction of $4,570,907.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 23,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,677,650. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 66,968 shares of company stock worth $4,836,827. Company insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ETSY has been the topic of several research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Etsy from $80.00 to $70.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Etsy from $75.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 22nd. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Etsy from $55.00 to $52.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Etsy from $67.00 to $60.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Guggenheim reduced their price objective on shares of Etsy from $95.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Etsy presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $79.96.

Etsy Company Profile

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.