Etsy Inc. (ETSY)

(A Top Pick May 04/21, Up 32.7%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with ETSY is progressing well. It has acheived its objective at $226. To remain disciplined, we recommend covering half the position and trailing up the stop (from $140) to $170. If triggered, this would all but guarantee a combined net investment return over 16%.

This tech name gets lost among the big egos of Tesla, Apple and Microsoft, but it performs just as well. This e-commerce platform in really an online marketplace selling vintage goods, homemade products and craft items from private sellers. We're talking jewelry, toys, clothing and furniture. As expected, business boomed during the lockdowns, so it runs the risk of being pigeonholed as a Covid play. In fact, year to date, Etsy shares have climbed only 14.4%, but its price swings have been wide, making this attractive to short-term traders. At the end of June, Etsy had returned to $200, but it soared at high as $245 in early March, then plunged below $160 in early May. The volatility is due more to the fickleness of Wall Street than the stock's earnings performance. After all, it's handily beaten the street in its last four quarters. Currently, 11 analysts would buy it and only one would hold. The price target is $220.50 or 11% upside. July should be as choppy as June as the market see-saws between tech and cyclicals, so be nimble and buy on one of those dips.

Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly This e-commerce company has been around a while. The pandemic allowed its platform to grow substantially. Earnings growth is expected to exceed 45% for the next five years, which makes the current 44x earnings, pretty decent value. We would buy this with a stop loss at $140, looking to achieve $226 -- upside over 32%. Yield 0% (Analysts’ price target is $226.13)