The stock price of Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP) has dropped by -2.30 compared to previous close of 102.49. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -10.60% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-03-09 that There are plenty of things to buy with $500. Few can reliably turn that sum into $600, $800, or even $1,000 in several years.
Is It Worth Investing in Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP) Right Now?
Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 64.42x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.83. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 23 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 11 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for SHOP is 1.21B, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.27% of that float. On March 10, 2025, the average trading volume of SHOP was 7.47M shares.
SHOP’s Market Performance
SHOP stock saw a decrease of -10.60% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -17.74% and a quarterly a decrease of -10.49%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.58%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.86% for Shopify Inc (SHOP). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -13.42% for SHOP’s stock, with a simple moving average of 15.50% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SHOP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SHOP stocks, with The Benchmark Company repeating the rating for SHOP by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for SHOP in the upcoming period, according to The Benchmark Company is $150 based on the research report published on February 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
New Street, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SHOP reach a price target of $115. The rating they have provided for SHOP stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 10th, 2025.
Wedbush gave a rating of “Outperform” to SHOP, setting the target price at $125 in the report published on January 06th of the current year.
SHOP Trading at -10.68% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SHOP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.61% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.58%, as shares sank -15.56% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.10% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SHOP fell by -10.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +71.07% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $115.65. In addition, Shopify Inc saw -5.83% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SHOP starting from Robert Ashe, who proposed sale 100,000 shares at the price of $129.34 back on Feb 26 ’25. After this action, Robert Ashe now owns shares of Shopify Inc, valued at $12,934,000 using the latest closing price.
FIDJI SIMO, the Director of Shopify Inc, proposed sale 500 shares at $128.35 during a trade that took place back on Feb 18 ’25, which means that FIDJI SIMO is holding shares at $64,175 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SHOP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.5 for the gross margin
The net margin for Shopify Inc stands at 0.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 19.58, with 16.01 for asset returns.
Based on Shopify Inc (SHOP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.09 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.43.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.34 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 14.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 35.24for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.64. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.68.
Conclusion
To sum up, Shopify Inc (SHOP) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
