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Etsy, Inc is an internet retail business based in the US. Etsy shares (ETSY) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Etsy employs 1,292 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.1 billion.
How to buy shares in Etsy
- Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Etsy. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ETSY. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Etsy reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$148.37, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Etsy, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Etsy. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
How has coronavirus impacted Etsy's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Etsy's share price has had significant positive movement.
Its last market close was USD$148.37, which is 63.81% up on its pre-crash value of USD$53.7 and 395.39% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$29.95.
If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Etsy shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$669.19 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$3,005.98.
Etsy share price
Use our graph to track the performance of ETSY stocks over time.Etsy shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-10-20.
| Latest market close | USD$148.37 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | USD$29.95 - USD$154.88 |
| 50-day moving average | USD$125.911 |
| 200-day moving average | USD$101.0382 |
| Wall St. target price | USD$153.12 |
| PE ratio | 117.1349 |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$1.279 |
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Is it a good time to buy Etsy stock?
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Etsy price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $148.37 from 2020-10-19
| 1 week (2020-10-23) | 7.64% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-10-01) | 12.67% |
| 3 months (2020-07-31) | 25.33% |
| 6 months (2020-05-01) | 130.23% |
| 1 year (2019-10-31) | 233.49% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2018-10-31) | 248.94% |
| 3 years (2017-10-31) | 788.44% |
| 5 years (2015-10-30) | 1,261.19% |
Is Etsy under- or over-valued?
Valuing Etsy stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Etsy's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Etsy's P/E ratio
Etsy's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 117x. In other words, Etsy shares trade at around 117x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Etsy's PEG ratio
Etsy's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.6921. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Etsy's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Etsy's EBITDA
Etsy's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$222.7 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Etsy's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Etsy financials
| Revenue TTM | USD$1.1 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 16.7% |
| Gross profit TTM | USD$547.3 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 8.43% |
| Return on equity TTM | 32.08% |
| Profit margin | 13.78% |
| Book value | $4.4 |
| Market capitalisation | USD$18.8 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shorting Etsy shares
There are currently 8.5 million Etsy shares held short by investors – that's known as Etsy's "short interest". This figure is 7% up from 7.9 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Etsy shares can be evaluated.
Etsy's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Etsy's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Etsy shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Etsy shares traded daily (recently around 5.3 million). Etsy's SIR currently stands at 1.61. In other words for every 100,000 Etsy shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1610 shares are currently held short.
However Etsy's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Etsy shares, or, against the total number of tradable Etsy shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Etsy's short interest could be expressed as 0.07% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Etsy shares in existence, roughly 70 shares are currently held short) or 0.0673% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Etsy shares, roughly 67 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Etsy.
Find out more about how you can short Etsy stock.
Etsy share dividends
We're not expecting Etsy to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Etsy share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Etsy's shares have ranged in value from as little as $29.95 up to $154.88. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Etsy's is 1.3547. This would suggest that Etsy's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Etsy overview
Etsy, Inc. operates online market places for buyers and sellers primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, and Germany. Its online market places include Etsy.com and Reverb.com. The company offers approximately 66 million items in its various retail categories to buyers. It also provides various seller services, including Etsy Payments, a payment processing service; Etsy Ads, an advertising platform; and Etsy Shipping Labels, which allows sellers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia to purchase discounted shipping labels. In addition, the company offers various seller tools, including Shop Manager dashboard, a centralized hub for Etsy sellers to track orders, manage inventory, view metrics and statistics, and have conversations with their customers; Targeted Offers, a sales, promotion, and media tool; educational resources, such as blog posts and video tutorials for sellers; Etsy Seller Handbook; and Etsy Teams, a platform to build personal relationships with other Etsy sellers. Etsy, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.
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