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Wayfair soars after posting strongest revenue growth since 2021

The home goods giant delivered a surprise profit surge, even as customer counts dipped.

Nia Warfield

Wayfair shares jumped over 10% after the online home retailer delivered a massive Q2 earnings beat and its best revenue growth, even amid a shaky housing market.

Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.87, soaring ahead of Wall Street’s expectations of $0.33. Revenue also outperformed, hitting $3.27 billion versus the $3.12 billion expected by analysts polled by FactSet.

Excluding the impact of an exit from Germany, sales rose 6% from a year ago — the company’s highest growth rate since early 2021.

While the company didn’t give full-year guidance, execs say Wayfair is finally seeing its long-term investments pay off, with CEO Niraj Shah citing “accelerating sales and share gain” and calling the second quarter a “resounding success.”

Active customers fell 4.5% to 21 million, but revenue per customer rose nearly 6% to $572. Average order value climbed to $328, up from $313 last year, with repeat buyers making up over 80% of orders.

Wayfair shares are now up 50% year to date.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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