Shopify Inc. (SHOP) Insider Trading: What Insights Can Be Gained?

As of Thursday close, Shopify Inc.’s (NYSE:SHOP) stock was up $6.48, moving up 10.80 percent to $66.49. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 12,968,760 shares. 5 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $11.03 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 11,116,890, while in the previous 50 days, it was 11,585,034.

Since last month, SHOP stock rose 6.50%. Shares of the company fell to $51.20 on 08/18/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $71.43 was reached on 07/14/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $23.63. Since the beginning of this year, SHOP’s stock price has risen by 91.56% or $31.78, and marked a new high 22 times. However, the stock has declined by -6.92% since its 52-week high.

Valuation Metrics

The stock’s beta is 2.06. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 13.51, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 11.40, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 419.86 may also be considered.

Financial Health

In the three months ended June 29, Shopify Inc.’s quick ratio stood at 6.70, while its current ratio was 6.70, showing that the company is able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 0.12, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.12. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 47.80% percent. In the year ended June 29, EBITDA margin amounted to -10.24%, whereas operating margins totaled -37.50%. Based on annual data, SHOP earned $2.75 billion in gross profit and brought in $5.6 billion in revenue.

A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was -7.20%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was -24.70%.

According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. SHOP’s revenue rose 36.48% during the quarter, while net income inched up to $4.61 billion. While analysts expected Shopify Inc. to report $0.05 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.14 per share. During the quarter, the company generated -$1.62 billion in EBITDA. The liabilities of Shopify Inc. were 2.24 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended June 29, and its total debt was $1.13 billion.

Technical Picture

This quick technical analysis looks at Shopify Inc.’s (SHOP) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 50.66%, the RSI 9-day stood at 79.14% on 31 August.

With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Shopify Inc. price is up by +19.89% percent or $11.03. At present, SHOP shares trade +12.62% above its 20-day simple moving average and +46.62% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +5.26% above its SMA50 and +68.59% above its SMA200.

Stochastic coefficient K was 97.70% and Stochastic coefficient D was 91.72%, while ATR was 2.70. Given the Stochastic reading of 97.70% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 68.86%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 4.30, while the 14-day reading stands at 5.32.

Analyst Ratings

Canaccord Genuity upgraded its rating on Shopify Inc. (NYSE: SHOP) to a Buy in a note to investors on Sep-01-23. The analysts firm previously had a Hold rating on the stock.Shopify Inc. (SHOP) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 2 brokerage firms, SHOP is a sell, and 25 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 3 analysts rate Shopify Inc. stock as buy, with 17 recommending it as overweight.

With a median target price of $66.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $52.00 – $80.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Shopify Inc. (SHOP) will achieve an average price target of $67.95.

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