Etsy Aktie News

Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY), a peer of eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) in the retail industry, trades at a lower valuation based on price-to-operating-income metrics. However, it stands out for delivering stronger growth in both revenue and operating income compared to eBay.

Handcrafted marketplace Etsy (ETSY -0.19%) reported a nearly 5% drop in gross sales on its platform when it released financial results for the second quarter of 2025. But OpenAI -- the world's most recognizable artificial intelligence (AI) start-up -- could finally give the flailing marketplace the boost that it needs.

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Etsy's NASDAQ: ETSY new partnership with OpenAI has it on track to improve its results. The company will utilize ChatGPT to facilitate instant, AI-powered checkout for select items.

Not too long ago, Etsy (ETSY -10.70%) seemed like one of the most promising e-commerce stocks on the market. Sales were soaring, up triple digits during the pandemic, as its online flea market saw a surge of interest during the stay-at-home period.

E-commerce just took a step further into artificial intelligence (AI). On Monday, OpenAI announced that U.S. users can now buy from U.S. Etsy (ETSY -10.70%) sellers directly inside ChatGPT, with support for more than one million Shopify (SHOP -0.22%) merchants "coming soon.

Shares of homemade goods-related e-commerce site Etsy (ETSY -10.58%) sank 12.3% on Monday as of 1:44 p.m. ET.

OpenAI is turning ChatGPT into a virtual merchant that can help sell goods for Etsy and Shopify as the artificial intelligence company looks for new revenue in online commerce.