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Fly News Breaks for November 7, 2018
ETSY
Nov 7, 2018 | 09:02 EDT
RBC Capital analyst Mark Mahaney raised his price target on Etsy to $52 after its Q3 results showed "strong and improving fundamentals" marked by "growth acceleration and margin expansion". The analyst cites a "robust" gross merchandise sales growth of 20.8% at $923M - above the consensus $914M - along with a net 60K in net Active Seller adds, while also raising his FY19 revenue view to $774M from $764M. Mahaney keeps his Sector Perform rating on Etsy however, noting "competition from a number of fronts, and executional challenges as it ramps in scale".