why Shopify Inc [SHOP] is a Good Choice for Investors After New Price Target of $84.09

Shopify Inc [NYSE: SHOP] plunged by -$0.9 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $74.38. The company report on February 13, 2024 at 7:00 AM that Shopify Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Financial Results.

Fourth Quarter Revenue up 24% and Free Cash Flow Margin Hits 21%;Full Year Revenue up 26% and Free Cash Flow Margin Achieves 13%.

Internet, Everywhere–(Newsfile Corp. – February 13, 2024) – Shopify Inc. (NYSE, TSX: SHOP), a provider of essential internet infrastructure for commerce, announced today financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.

Shopify Inc stock has also loss -4.87% of its value over the past 7 days. However, SHOP stock has declined by -0.17% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 42.52% and lost -4.52% year-on date.

The market cap for SHOP stock reached $95.74 billion, with 1.21 billion shares outstanding and 1.20 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 9.55M shares, SHOP reached a trading volume of 7045255 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Shopify Inc [SHOP]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for SHOP shares is $84.09 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on SHOP stock is a recommendation set at 2.32. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Exane BNP Paribas have made an estimate for Shopify Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Underperform, with their previous recommendation back on January 18, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on December 18, 2023, representing the official price target for Shopify Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $65, while DZ Bank analysts kept a Sell rating on SHOP stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Shopify Inc is set at 2.70, with the Price to Sales ratio for SHOP stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 13.56. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 10.56, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.89. Price to Free Cash Flow for SHOP in the course of the last twelve months was 106.76 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 6.94.

SHOP stock trade performance evaluation

Shopify Inc [SHOP] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -4.87. With this latest performance, SHOP shares dropped by -1.26% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 42.52% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 64.59% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for SHOP stock in for the last two-week period is set at 40.33, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 34.50, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 43.72 for Shopify Inc [SHOP]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 78.77, while it was recorded at 75.65 for the last single week of trading, and 67.82 for the last 200 days.

Shopify Inc [SHOP]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Shopify Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 6.94 and a Current Ratio set at 6.94.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Shopify Inc [SHOP] stock

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Shopify Inc posted 0.01/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at -0.04/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 125.00%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for SHOP. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Shopify Inc go to 59.89%.

Shopify Inc [SHOP]: Institutional Ownership

The top three institutional holders of SHOP stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.32 billion shares, which is approximately 8.4983%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $200.69 billion in SHOP stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $174.35 billion in SHOP stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8386%.