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Shopify (SHOP) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Shopify (SHOP - Free Report) closed at $204.37, marking a +1.45% move from the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.72%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.55%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.71%.

Coming into today, shares of the cloud-based commerce company had gained 7.44% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 2.41%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.28%.

SHOP will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. On that day, SHOP is projected to report earnings of -$0.04 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 200%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $308.80 million, up 44.07% from the year-ago period.

SHOP's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $0.44 per share and revenue of $1.48 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +15.79% and +37.85%, respectively.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for SHOP. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. SHOP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell).

Valuation is also important, so investors should note that SHOP has a Forward P/E ratio of 459.23 right now. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 25.22.

It is also worth noting that SHOP currently has a PEG ratio of 19.4. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Internet - Services was holding an average PEG ratio of 3.04 at yesterday's closing price.

The Internet - Services industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 159, putting it in the bottom 38% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.


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