Analyst: Wayfair Consumer Awareness At Highest Level Ever

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  • Shares of Wayfair Inc W have lost nearly 40 percent since its August high of $56.84.
  • Neely Tamminga of Piper Jaffray maintained an Overweight rating and $60 price target on the stock.
  • According to Tamminga's proprietary survey, awareness and willingness for repeat purchases are higher.
  • In a report published Monday, Piper Jaffray analyst Neely Tamminga discussed the results from a proprietary survey exploring women's shopping behavior and intentions.

    According to the survey, Wayfair improved in "aided and unaided awareness," while maintaining a higher repurchase intent from a year ago.

    'Good' And 'Really Good' News

    Tamminga continued that the survey results contained both "good news" and "really good news" that support a bullish thesis on the stock.

    First, the good news consists of Wayfair's awareness level moving higher to 71 percent – marking the highest level seen ever. When asked if respondents have heard of Wayfair, 71 percent had said yes, up from 69 percent six months ago and 62 percent a year ago.

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    Second, the really good news consists of repurchase intention of those surveyed. The survey found that 86 percent of the women who had shopped with Wayfair over the past six months plan on revisiting within the next six months. In addition, when asked why women chose to purchase from Wayfair, the survey showed an increase in "best selection" as a choice.

    Well Positioned Company

    Tamminga added that the survey results confirms the company is well positioned for three reasons: 1) the brand is working in attracting new interest and customers, 2) customers appear to be repeating the stores at a faster rate and 3) "home" is likely to benefit from an increase in household formation.

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