Lack Of E-Commerce Visibility Leads To Squarespace Downgrade, Analyst Says

• KeyBanc analyst Josh Beck downgraded Squarespace, Inc (NYSE: SQSP) to Sector Weight from Overweight without a price target.

• The re-rating reflected a more measured e-commerce backdrop.

• Despite Beck's generally optimistic stance on management teams and long-term strategy in the commerce and back-office software space, reduced e-commerce visibility prompts a more cautious stance on Squarespace.

• Beck sought increased visibility to growth initiatives, like branded payments, as potential incremental fundamental upside sources.

• Pricing optimization and Tock momentum are likely to help near-term results.

• As announced in November, e-commerce juggernaut Amazon.Com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) reportedly initiated a round of record layoffs affecting over 18,000 employees as it battled slowing online sales growth and a possible recession.

• Price Action: SQSP shares traded lower by 9.07% at $20.85 on the last check Friday.

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Latest Ratings for SQSP

Date	Firm	Action	From	To
Mar 2022	Truist Securities	Maintains		Buy
Mar 2022	Wedbush	Maintains		Neutral
Mar 2022	RBC Capital	Maintains		Sector Perform

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