Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:W) soared by 29.73 percent on Tuesday to close at $116.08 apiece, after delivering its strongest sales growth since the pandemic in the second quarter of the year, signaling growing momentum in the company’s recovery.
In an updated report, the home furnitures retailer said that net revenues during the period increased by 7.5 percent to $3.519 billion from $3.273 billion in the same period last year, its highest growth on a sequential basis since 2020.
Revenue growth from its US operations alone “was the best we’ve seen” since the post-COVID period, having grown 9 percent year-on-year.
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“Q2 marked another strong quarter of share capture and top line momentum, with 7.5% net revenue growth fueled by momentum in orders, which were up by 6% for the period. We saw the best sequential growth we’ve seen in a Q2 since the second quarter of 2020. In fact, revenue growth in the US was the best we’ve seen in the entire post-COVID period, with nearly 9% year-over-year revenue growth, continuing the high single digit share spread we’ve held since last fall,”Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:W) CEO Niraj Shah said.
The company remained at a net loss of $1 million for the period, versus a $15 million net income in the same period last year, but almost wiped out the $105 million net loss in the first quarter.
“We saw noteworthy outperformance from our specialty retail brands, which grew by nearly 20% in the second quarter, and Perigold, which grew by more than 35%. We are excited to see ramping growth in the Wayfair business and complementing that with outsized growth from our specialty and luxury brands, all building to why we expect to see even further acceleration as our numerous initiatives play out,” Shah added.
Higher Price Targets
Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:W) has earned price target upgrades from several analysts after and before its second quarter earnings call.
MoffettNathanson, for its part, raised its price target for the company by 46.5 percent to $63 from $43 previously, albeit remaining neutral about the stock.
Meanwhile, UBS raised its price target by 2.6 percent to $118 from $115 last week, prior to the results, while maintaining a buy recommendation.
For its part, RBC upped its price target to $78 from $76, while keeping a sector perform rating.
More Hedge Funds Buy In, But Conviction Weaker
Meanwhile, more institutional investors participated in Wayfair Inc.’s (NYSE:W) stock in the first quarter of the year, albeit signaling a cautious stance amid a weaker conviction.
This as data from Insider Monkey showed that 60 hedge funds held positions in the company, up from 59 in the previous quarter.
However, conviction softened with combined holdings ending at $2.06 billion versus $2.8 billion in the same comparable period.
Ovata Capital remained its largest shareholder to date, owning more than $46.8 million shares, followed by Walleye Capital at $18.7 million.
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