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. In addition, it offers various seller services, including Etsy Payments, a payment processing service; Etsy Ads, an advertising platform; and Shipping Labels, which allows sellers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and India to purchase discounted shipping labels. Further, the company provides the Etsy Purchase Protection program that is designed to help buyers; the Etsy Share and Save program for sellers to save on Etsy fees for sales that drive to their Etsy shop from their own channels. Additionally, it offers educational resources comprising blog posts, video tutorials, Etsy Seller Handbook, Etsy.com online forums, and insights; Etsy Teams, a platform to build personal relationships with other Etsy sellers; and a Star Seller program. The company was formerly known as Indieco, Inc changed its name to Etsy, Inc. in June 2006. Etsy, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Etsy, Inc.

Investors in Etsy Inc (Symbol: ETSY) saw new options begin trading today, for the October 24th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the ETSY options chain for the new October 24th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $43.00 strike price has a current bid of 62 cents. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $43.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $42.38 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of ETSY, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $51.95/share today.
Because the $43.00 strike represents an approximate 17% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 80%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 1.44% return on the cash commitment, or 10.53% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Etsy Inc, and highlighting in green where the $43.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $58.00 strike price has a current bid of 94 cents. If an investor was to purchase shares of ETSY stock at the current price level of $51.95/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $58.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 13.46% if the stock gets called away at the October 24th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if ETSY shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Etsy Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing ETSY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $58.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $58.00 strike represents an approximate 12% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 68%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 1.81% boost of extra return to the investor, or 13.21% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 69%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 53%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 250 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $51.95) to be 46%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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ETSY October 24th Options Begin Trading

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 463,194 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 46.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 83.2% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 55.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $230 strike call option expiring September 05, 2025, with 26,900 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.7 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $230 strike highlighted in orange:
Etsy Inc (Symbol: ETSY) saw options trading volume of 42,598 contracts, representing approximately 4.3 million underlying shares or approximately 79.8% of ETSY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $50 strike put option expiring September 19, 2025, with 6,584 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 658,400 underlying shares of ETSY. Below is a chart showing ETSY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Palantir Technologies Inc (Symbol: PLTR) options are showing a volume of 578,059 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 57.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 68.6% of PLTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 84.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $150 strike put option expiring September 05, 2025, with 51,001 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.1 million underlying shares of PLTR. Below is a chart showing PLTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:
For the various different available expirations for AAPL options, ETSY options, or PLTR options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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Notable Tuesday Option Activity: AAPL, ETSY, PLTR

A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Etsy (ETSY). Shares have lost about 7.6% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.
Will the recent negative trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Etsy due for a breakout? Well, first let's take a quick look at its most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the recent catalysts for Etsy, Inc. before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late.
Etsy Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Jump Y/Y on Rising Ad Sales
Etsy reported second-quarter 2025 earnings of 25 cents per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 53.7% and decreased 39% year over year.
Second-quarter 2025 revenues increased 3.8% year over year to $672.7 million. The figure also exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.8%. The uptick was mainly driven by strong on-site advertising performance, with additional contributions from payments on both Depop and Etsy.
Under its stock repurchase program, Etsy repurchased an aggregate of approximately $335 million or 6.4 million shares of its common stock in the second quarter of 2025.
ETSY’s Top-Line Details
Marketplace revenues were $468.2 million (69.6% of total revenues), down 0.5% from the year-ago quarter’s level. The dip was primarily caused by a 5.2% decline in transaction fee revenues, primarily attributable to lower GMS on Etsy. Reverb also contributed modestly to the decline due to its sale on June 2, 2025, while growth in GMS from Depop provided a partial offset.
ETSY acquired 4.8 million new buyers in the quarter. The total number of active buyers on its marketplace was 87.3 million, which decreased 4.6% year over year.
Services revenues were $204.5 million (30.4% of total revenues), up 15.3% on a year-over-year basis. The growth was primarily driven by an increase of 12.7% in on-site advertising revenues, led by a higher average price per click on Etsy Ads, with additional contribution from Depop's marketplace.
ETSY’s Active User Base & GMS Decrease Y/Y
Etsy’s active buyer base decreased 3.4% from the prior-year quarter’s figure to 93.3 million. The figure missed the consensus mark of 94.6 million.
The active seller base was 8.1 million, down 7.8% year over year. The figure also missed the consensus mark of 8.2 million.
ETSY witnessed solid momentum in buyer reactivation. Reactivated buyers were a record 6.5 million, up 2.8% year over year.
Consolidated GMS of $2.8 billion was down 4.8% on a reported basis and 5.8% on a currency-neutral basis from the prior-year quarter. The reported figure surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.23%.
The Etsy marketplace’s GMS was $2.4 billion, down 5.4% year over year on a reported basis and 6.3% on a currency-neutral basis.
ETSY’s Operating Results
In the second quarter of 2025, total operating expenses were $402.7 million, up 2.3% from the prior-year quarter. As a percentage of revenues, the figure contracted 90 basis points (bps) year over year to 59.9%.
Marketing expenses increased 15.9% year over year to $212.1 million. As a percentage of revenues, marketing expenses expanded 330 bps year over year to 31.5%.
Product development expenses decreased 2.3% year over year to $111.9 million. As a percentage of revenues, product development expenses are down by 100 bps year over year to 16.6%.
General and administrative (G&A) expenses decreased 18% year over year to $78.7 million. As a percentage of revenues, G&A expenses decreased 310 bps to 11.7%.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 5.8% year over year to $169 million in the reported quarter. The adjusted EBITDA margin declined 260 bps on a year-over-year basis to 25.1%.
ETSY reported an operating income of $76.4 million compared with $70.2 million in the prior-year quarter.
ETSY’s Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2025, cash and cash equivalents totaled $1.2 billion, which increased from $649.2 million as of March 31, 2025.
Short-term investments were $229 million, down from $218.5 million in the previous quarter.
Long-term debt was $3 billion at the end of the second quarter, up from $2.3 billion reported at the end of the prior quarter.
ETSY’s Q3 Guidance
For the third quarter of 2025, Etsy anticipates the take rate to be 24.5%. Consolidated GMS is projected to be between $2.6 billion and $2.7 billion.
The adjusted EBITDA margin is expected to be 25%.
How Have Estimates Been Moving Since Then?
In the past month, investors have witnessed a downward trend in fresh estimates.
The consensus estimate has shifted -12.43% due to these changes.
VGM Scores
Currently, Etsy has a nice Growth Score of B, though it is lagging a bit on the Momentum Score front with a C. Charting a somewhat similar path, the stock was allocated a score of B on the value side, putting it in the second quintile for this investment strategy.
Overall, the stock has an aggregate VGM Score of B. If you aren't focused on one strategy, this score is the one you should be interested in.
Outlook
Estimates have been broadly trending downward for the stock, and the magnitude of these revisions indicates a downward shift. Interestingly, Etsy has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). We expect an in-line return from the stock in the next few months.
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Why Is Etsy (ETSY) Down 7.6% Since Last Earnings Report?

Investors in Etsy Inc (Symbol: ETSY) saw new options become available today, for the October 10th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the ETSY options chain for the new October 10th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $50.00 strike price has a current bid of $1.19. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $50.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $48.81 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of ETSY, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $53.33/share today.
Because the $50.00 strike represents an approximate 6% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 70%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.38% return on the cash commitment, or 20.20% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Etsy Inc, and highlighting in green where the $50.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $60.00 strike price has a current bid of $1.19. If an investor was to purchase shares of ETSY stock at the current price level of $53.33/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $60.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 14.74% if the stock gets called away at the October 10th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if ETSY shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Etsy Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing ETSY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $60.00 strike represents an approximate 13% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 65%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.23% boost of extra return to the investor, or 18.94% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 54%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 59%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 250 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $53.33) to be 45%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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Interesting ETSY Put And Call Options For October 10th

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself. For the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (Symbol: IWF), we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $496.45 per unit.
With IWF trading at a recent price near $448.05 per unit, that means that analysts see 10.80% upside for this ETF looking through to the average analyst targets of the underlying holdings. Three of IWF's underlying holdings with notable upside to their analyst target prices are Wendy's Co (Symbol: WEN), Etsy Inc (Symbol: ETSY), and Nu Holdings Ltd (Symbol: NU). Although WEN has traded at a recent price of $10.46/share, the average analyst target is 19.04% higher at $12.45/share. Similarly, ETSY has 14.04% upside from the recent share price of $54.43 if the average analyst target price of $62.07/share is reached, and analysts on average are expecting NU to reach a target price of $16.45/share, which is 12.38% above the recent price of $14.64. Below is a twelve month price history chart comparing the stock performance of WEN, ETSY, and NU:
Below is a summary table of the current analyst target prices discussed above:
Name
Symbol
Recent Price
Avg. Analyst 12-Mo. Target
% Upside to Target
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$448.05
$496.45
10.80%
Wendy's Co
WEN
$10.46
$12.45
19.04%
Etsy Inc
ETSY
$54.43
$62.07
14.04%
Nu Holdings Ltd
NU
$14.64
$16.45
12.38%
Are analysts justified in these targets, or overly optimistic about where these stocks will be trading 12 months from now? Do the analysts have a valid justification for their targets, or are they behind the curve on recent company and industry developments? A high price target relative to a stock's trading price can reflect optimism about the future, but can also be a precursor to target price downgrades if the targets were a relic of the past. These are questions that require further investor research.
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Analysts Anticipate 11% Upside For The Holdings of IWF

Key Points
An export loophole that benefited the company is about to be closed.
This is the "de minimis" exemption, which had been a boon to customers making small purchases from foreign sellers.
The end of an advantageous purchasing loophole is putting a damper on shares of Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY). The crafting site suffered a more than 8% decline in its stock price on Monday as that curtain is expected to come down later this week. By comparison, the bellwether S&P 500 index was nearly unscathed as it declined only 0.4%.
Bye, bye de minimis
That loophole is the de minimis exemption under which goods imported into the U.S. are exempted from taxes and tariffs if a shipment of them is worth under $800. At the end of July, President Trump signed an executive order eliminating de minimis, effective this coming Friday, Aug. 29.
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As Etsy is an online marketplace and therefore spans numerous geographies, its fundamentals are likely to be affected by this move and not in a positive way. A great many of the sellers on its site craft small, relatively inexpensive items, and being subject to tariffs threatens to make such transactions prohibitively pricey.
Etsy is trying to get ahead of this somewhat. Last week, it attempted to comfort its sellers with a page on its website titled "Navigating Evolving Global Tariff Policies" in which it suggested best practices in the wake of de minimis's demise.
Minimum or maximum effect?
The new tariff regime is surely going to hurt revenue and other key items in Etsy's finances, but just now it's unclear by how much. Hopefully, management will provide some data or statistics on this in its coming earnings releases; in the meantime, market players might find it wise to tread carefully around the stock.
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Why Etsy Stock Sank by Over 8% on Monday

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Etsy Inc (Symbol: ETSY), where a total of 30,801 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 53.5% of ETSY's average daily trading volume over the past month of 5.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $62 strike put option expiring August 29, 2025, with 6,348 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 634,800 underlying shares of ETSY. Below is a chart showing ETSY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $62 strike highlighted in orange:
Amgen Inc (Symbol: AMGN) saw options trading volume of 10,637 contracts, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares or approximately 50.9% of AMGN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $305 strike call option expiring September 12, 2025, with 1,266 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 126,600 underlying shares of AMGN. Below is a chart showing AMGN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $305 strike highlighted in orange:
And Capricor Therapeutics Inc (Symbol: CAPR) saw options trading volume of 8,945 contracts, representing approximately 894,500 underlying shares or approximately 50% of CAPR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $7.50 strike put option expiring September 19, 2025, with 2,461 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 246,100 underlying shares of CAPR. Below is a chart showing CAPR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $7.50 strike highlighted in orange:
For the various different available expirations for ETSY options, AMGN options, or CAPR options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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Wall Street analysts forecast that Etsy (ETSY) will report quarterly earnings of $0.54 per share in its upcoming release, pointing to a year-over-year increase of 31.7%. It is anticipated that revenues will amount to $648.01 million, exhibiting no change compared to compared to the year-ago quarter.
Over the last 30 days, there has been an upward revision of 0.7% in the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter, leading to its current level. This signifies the covering analysts' collective reconsideration of their initial forecasts over the course of this timeframe.
Ahead of a company's earnings disclosure, it is crucial to give due consideration to changes in earnings estimates. These revisions serve as a noteworthy factor in predicting potential investor reactions to the stock. Numerous empirical studies consistently demonstrate a strong relationship between trends in earnings estimate revision and the short-term price performance of a stock.
While investors usually depend on consensus earnings and revenue estimates to assess the business performance for the quarter, delving into analysts' forecasts for certain key metrics often provides a more comprehensive understanding.
Bearing this in mind, let's now explore the average estimates of specific Etsy metrics that are commonly monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts.
Analysts forecast 'Revenue- Services' to reach $189.56 million. The estimate indicates a year-over-year change of +6.8%.
The collective assessment of analysts points to an estimated 'Revenue- Marketplace' of $459.65 million. The estimate indicates a year-over-year change of -2.3%.
The combined assessment of analysts suggests that 'Total GMS' will likely reach $2.77 million. The estimate compares to the year-ago value of $2.95 million.
Analysts' assessment points toward 'Active buyers' reaching 94,648 . Compared to the current estimate, the company reported 96,610 in the same quarter of the previous year.
The consensus among analysts is that 'Active sellers' will reach 8,155 . Compared to the current estimate, the company reported 8,801 in the same quarter of the previous year.
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Countdown to Etsy (ETSY) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Estimates Beyond Revenue and EPS

Investors in Etsy Inc (Symbol: ETSY) saw new options become available today, for the September 5th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the ETSY options chain for the new September 5th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $63.00 strike price has a current bid of $3.85. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $63.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $59.15 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of ETSY, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $64.95/share today.
Because the $63.00 strike represents an approximate 3% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 61%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 6.11% return on the cash commitment, or 51.87% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Etsy Inc, and highlighting in green where the $63.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $70.00 strike price has a current bid of $3.10. If an investor was to purchase shares of ETSY stock at the current price level of $64.95/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $70.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 12.55% if the stock gets called away at the September 5th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if ETSY shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Etsy Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing ETSY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $70.00 strike represents an approximate 8% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 59%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 4.77% boost of extra return to the investor, or 40.51% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 58%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 57%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 250 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $64.95) to be 44%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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