Better Buy: Etsy vs. Amazon

Better Buy: Etsy vs. Amazon

Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) have benefited enormously from the shift to online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Etsy stock has more than doubled year to date on top of two consecutive quarters of sales growth that are at holiday-season levels. Amazon has been on a hiring spree to help fulfill the wave of orders it is experiencing, and it's preparing to hire thousands more as it gears up for the holiday quarter.