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title: "Retail Investors Sell Out of Etsy Stock (ETSY) One Month On From Mixed Q1 Earnings"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
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description: "Retail investors have sold out of Etsy stock (ETSY) following its mixed Q1 earnings report. Despite reporting a 5.5% year-over-year increase in gross merchandise sales to $2.5 billion and a revenue of $631 million with a 29.3% adjusted EBITDA margin, concerns over purchase frequency and external challenges persist. The stock has risen 35% in the last three months, but the number of retail investors holding ETSY has decreased, indicating a shift in sentiment."
datetime: "2026-05-11T18:19:25.000Z"
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# Retail Investors Sell Out of Etsy Stock (ETSY) One Month On From Mixed Q1 Earnings

Retail investors have sold out of Etsy stock (ETSY) since it reported its Q1 earnings at the end of last month.

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This is depsite the online marketplace pointing to improving growth, better monetization, and rising app engagement. It said that gross merchandise sales (GMS) reached $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, up 5.5% year over year, or 3.6% on a currency-neutral basis. This marked the second consecutive quarter of marketplace growth.

Revenue came in at $631 million with adjusted EBITDA of $185 million, translating to a healthy 29.3% margin. However, it warned that purchase frequency and several FX- and tariff-driven tailwinds remained challenges. Its stock is up 35% in the last three months.

At TipRanks, we can gauge exactly how retail investors who hold our Smart Portfolios are feeling about a stock. We do that through a tool called Crowd Wisdom. For ETSY, it shows that the number of investors holding it in their portfolios has decreased over the last three months.

Let's see what it says, in detail, about ETSY.

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