Why Wedbush Says Shopify's Q2 Results Were A 'Blowout'


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Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) posted a "blowout" second quarter Wednesday, with revenue that came in nearly 40% above expectations, according to Wedbush Securities.

The Shopify Analyst: Ygal Arounian maintained a Neutral rating on Shopify and raised price target from $998 to $1,053.

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The Shopify Takeaways: Shopify decelerated in June and July compared to its peaks in May, but the performance “continues to support our view that e-commerce will ultimately settle at a lower than peak-Covid, but higher than pre-Covid growth over the course of 2020,” Arounian said in a Wednesday note. (See his track record here.) 

The analyst named the following as positives from Shopify's second quarter: 

  • Excellent new store creation that showed a 71% sequential increase. 
  • Shopify's expectation that the merchants will convert to paying subscribers.
  • Shopify is likely to benefit from underpenetrated categories like tobacco.
  • Shopify Plus had a record quarter and has an opportunity to add large enterprise clients.

Arounian said he sees upside potential in Shopify’s retail OS.

“Shopify’s model of integrated OS is clearly a winning strategy, and can drive more share gain in an accelerating ecommerce environment where businesses aim to move online quickly.”

SHOP Price Action: Shopify shares were down 0.86% at $1,044.50 at last check Thursday. 

Photo courtesy of Shopify. 


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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