Shopify Is Becoming More Like Amazon and Less Like eBay -- and Not in a Good Way

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Updated Feb 18, 2023 at 2:15PM

NYSE: SHOP

Shopify

Market Cap

$92B

Today's Change

(1.11%) $0.78

Current Price

$71.33

Price as of April 26, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

Shopify continues adding to its expense base, making it harder to turn profits.

Shopify's (SHOP 1.11%) strategy resembles Amazon's (AMZN 3.43%), with costly fulfillment centers, logistics, and other capital-intensive business segments. Amazon's profit margins have long trailed eBay's (EBAY 1.32%), though Amazon experienced better growth. Investors should be aware that this means profits could remain elusive for Shopify.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Feb. 15, 2023. The video was published on Feb. 17, 2023.

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