Shopify: As Trade Tensions Ease, Is the Stock a Buy?
Though its stock price dipped following the release of its first-quarter results on May 8, Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) shares have rallied sharply since news has come out that points to an easing of the intense trade tensions between the U.S. and China (at least for the short term). The stock is now up modestly on the year and has risen more than 80% over the past year, as of this writing.While the e-commerce company is not directly impacted by President Donald Trump's tariffs, its core customers -- most of them small and medium-sized merchants -- are. If higher costs across the board for American consumers lead them to tighten their belts, or if tariffs cause some smaller retail merchants to close up shop, that would certainly impact Shopify's business.As such, it should have come as little surprise that the company issued somewhat cautious guidance when it reported its Q1 earnings results. By contrast, the positive news on the trade front that has come out more recently bodes better for Shopify.Continue reading
Though its stock price dipped following the release of its first-quarter results on May 8, Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) shares have rallied sharply since news has come out that points to an easing of the intense trade tensions between the U.S. and China (at least for the short term). The stock is now up modestly on the year and has risen more than 80% over the past year, as of this writing.
While the e-commerce company is not directly impacted by President Donald Trump's tariffs, its core customers -- most of them small and medium-sized merchants -- are. If higher costs across the board for American consumers lead them to tighten their belts, or if tariffs cause some smaller retail merchants to close up shop, that would certainly impact Shopify's business.
As such, it should have come as little surprise that the company issued somewhat cautious guidance when it reported its Q1 earnings results. By contrast, the positive news on the trade front that has come out more recently bodes better for Shopify.
