On August 25, Etsy rose 5.01% in regular trading, trading at $84.96/share, with turnover of $95.36 million.

The movement was driven by a wave of analyst upgrades. BofA Securities upgraded Etsy from neutral to buy, raising its price target from $88 to a street-high $105, citing structural rather than transient growth under CEO Kruti Patel Goyal. BofA highlighted inflection in average order value, mobile app gains enriching buyer profiles, and over $1 billion in proceeds from the pending Depop sale as an EPS tailwind. Rosenblatt Securities also initiated coverage with a buy rating on the same day.

These upgrades follow Etsy's strong Q2 results, with revenue of $668.3 million beating the $646.1 million consensus, EPS from continuing operations of $0.98 versus $0.39 a year earlier, a $2 billion share repurchase authorization, and a 12% workforce reduction targeting margin improvement. Wedbush noted improved marketing efficiency through richer listing data shared with Google, while Morgan Stanley acknowledged the strongest core GMS growth since 2021.

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