{
  "id": 5443487,
  "title": "Etsy executive chair Josh Silverman sells $1.1m in Etsy shares",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/etsy-executive-chair-josh-silverman-sells-1-1m-in-etsy-shares",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T23:31:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/etsy-executive-chair-josh-silverman-sells-11m-in-etsy-shares-93CH-4888703"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Etsy executive chair and board director Josh Silverman sold approximately $1.1 million worth of company shares on September 1 and September 3, 2026, conducting the transactions under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Etsy's stock has experienced a 58% increase over the past year, currently trading at $82.03 per share. Silverman sold 4,159 shares on September 1, at prices between $80.71 and $81.685 per share, followed by an additional 7,537 shares on the same day, with prices between $81.77 and $82.675 per share. On September 3, he sold 1,671 shares at a price of $84.00 per share. Concurrently, Silverman acquired shares through the exercise of employee stock options, purchasing 11,696 shares on September 1 at $10.62 per share, and an additional 1,671 shares on September 3, also at $10.62 per share. This amounted to a total value of $141,957 for the acquired shares. Following these transactions, Silverman directly holds 249,559 shares of Etsy common stock, while other trusts hold varying numbers of shares in his name. Despite the reported sales, Etsy reported strong financial results in its second quarter of 2026, exceeding analysts' expectations with adjusted earnings of $0.98 per share and revenue of $668.3 million.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}