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Is Shopify Stock Overpriced?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 2:56 pm

Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP) (TSX:SH) is a Canadian multinational e-commerce company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. It is also the name of its proprietary e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems.

Shopify offers online retailers a suite of services “including payments, marketing, shipping and customer engagement tools to simplify the process of running an online store for small merchants.” The company has been in business since 2004 and has been profitable since 2015. In 2020, Shopify had over 1 million active users.

Shopify stock went public on the New York Stock Exchange in May 2015 at $17 per share. The stock price quickly rose to $31 per share by the end of the first day of trading, giving Shopify a market capitalization of $1.27 billion. The stock price reached an all-time high of $173.70 in September 2020, giving Shopify a market capitalization of $129.4 billion.

Shopify’s share price has been on an upward trend since its IPO in 2015. The company has been profitable since 2015, and its revenue has been growing at a fast pace.

In 2020, Shopify’s revenue grew by 47% to $2.93 billion. Analysts expect Shopify’s revenue to grow by 36% to $3.99 billion in 2021.

PRO TIP: Shopify stock is overpriced and is not a good investment. The company is not profitable and has a lot of debt. The stock is also highly volatile and has been known to drop sharply.

Shopify’s valuation looks very high when compared to its peers. Shopify is trading at 22 times its 2021 revenue estimates. By comparison, Amazon is trading at just 3 times its 2021 revenue estimates and Microsoft is trading at 11 times its 2021 revenue estimates.

Is Shopify Stock Overpriced?

Conclusion:

Shopify stock is definitely overpriced when compared to its peers. Its high valuation is due to the company’s strong growth prospects. However, there is a risk that the company will not be able to live up to its high expectations in the future.

Kathy McFarland

Kathy McFarland

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