2026년 2월 18일 · Unknown · financial · 출처 Yahoo Finance
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Shopify Inc. (SHOP, Financials) drew support from analysts after posting strong fourth quarter results, despite recent volatility in AI and software stocks.
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Revenue climbed 31% to $3.7 billion due to gross merchandise volume growth and payments and merchant solutions adoption. Following 10 straight quarters of double-digit free cash flow margins, the corporation posted 19%.
Management predicted low-30% first-quarter and full-year 2026 revenue growth. Shopify recently announced a $2 billion share repurchase authorization and cited AI-powered platform advancements as a growth driver.
The argument over AI winners and losers has dominated investor sentiment, but Bank of America analysts said Shopify is gearing itself for agentic commerce through internal efficiency benefits and merchant products like Sidekick. The brokerage maintained a Buy rating and $190 target.
Jefferies and Morgan Stanley both praised Shopify's early AI integrations with ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and other platforms to help merchants increase distribution and productivity.
Shares rose 1.8% to $112.70 with a projected price-to-earnings ratio of 61.83 and 30.14% sales growth. Shopify hopes to continue growth over 30% in 2026, so investors will focus on AI collaborations and sales momentum.
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