Shopify Inc. (SHOP) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Jan 14, 2026

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High sentiment and guidance-backed momentum (close >21D SMA on 2025-08-22) after strong revenue print (Q2) — favorable near-term risk/reward.

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Idea window: 8/25/2025 – 9/1/2025Sector: Technology

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price

$155.81

Market Cap

$202840.15

1D Return

-1.38%

YTD Return

-3.21%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E

113.7

P/B

16.2

P/S

19.0

EV/EBITDA

133.2

Div Yield

—

Fundamental Analysis

7.0

Key Financial Insights: • High cash/liquidity • Falling operating margins • Low leverage Shopify shows strong balance-sheet strength and gross margins with robust cash and low debt but sharply weakening operating margins and stretched valuation multiples, tempering the investment case.

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richlyvalued

Price Behavior

6.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Modest bullish bias • Near-term resistance • Critical support zone Support Level: $157–$160 Resistance Level: $168–$169 Over the last month SHOP has shown modest short-term bullish momentum—bouncing off $157–$160 support but stalling at $168–$169, so watch for a decisive breakout above $168–$170 to confirm strength or a drop below $157–$160 to signal retracement.

Bullish

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Sentiment & News

7.0

Key News Insights: • Merchant solutions surge • AI shopping push • Valuation/volatility risk Shopify's rapid merchant‑solutions-led revenue growth, international expansion, and AI initiatives underpin a bullish long-term outlook, but stretched valuation and potential near-term trading volatility make Q4 results a key catalyst.

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AI Summary

6.0

Neutral

Shopify's investment thesis has shifted from pure top‑line growth to a cash‑rich platform‑scaling story where Payments mix and AI/hosting investments compress near‑term margins—so the stretched valuation now requires clear margin recovery or measurable AI monetization within 12–24 months to justify the multiple. Monitor sequential EBITDA margin inflection, demonstrable Agentic/AI-driven ARPU or take‑rate gains, and falling transaction/loan losses as the concrete catalysts that will validate upside (failure to deliver should prompt downside action).

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AI summary updated 5 days ago

Description

Shopify operates a global commerce platform that lets merchants establish and run sales channels—online, mobile, social and in physical locations—while consolidating back‑office functions such as inventory control, order processing, payments, fulfillment, customer management and reporting. The company also sells related products and services, including themes, apps, domain registration and merchant solutions like payment processing, shipping and short‑term financing. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Shopify serves customers across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Idea History

Date	Close	Ticker	Company	Summary	Status	P/L
Aug 25	Sep 1	SHOP	Shopify Inc.	High sentiment and guidance-backed momentum (close >21D SMA on 2025-08-22) after strong revenue print (Q2) — favorable near-term risk/reward.	Closed	+0.5%

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