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Shopify (SHOP) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key Facts

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In the latest close session, Shopify (SHOP - Free Report) was down 1.43% at $165.78. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.6%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.03%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 1.18%.

Shares of the cloud-based commerce company witnessed a gain of 16.78% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Computer and Technology sector with its loss of 6.18%, and the S&P 500's loss of 0.79%.

The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Shopify in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on November 3, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.45, marking a 32.35% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $3.74 billion, up 31.37% from the year-ago period.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $1.89 per share and a revenue of $15.19 billion, demonstrating changes of +61.54% and +31.48%, respectively, from the preceding year.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Shopify. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.

Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.

The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.1% higher. Right now, Shopify possesses a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

In the context of valuation, Shopify is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 88.8. This represents a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 14.8.

It's also important to note that SHOP currently trades at a PEG ratio of 2.68. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. The Internet - Services industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.72 as trading concluded yesterday.

The Internet - Services industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 172, positioning it in the bottom 31% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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