Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) is an electronic commerce company offering online stores and retail point of sale platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Merchants can design, set up and manage their shops using a single interface which make is an easy and attractive way to start up a business in few clicks.
E-commerce industry been around for almost 3 decades, but the recent 10 years saw a significant growth and with new technologies it took it to the next level which has transformed the processes of buying and selling goods.
Shopify have been in business for 14 years and become one of the leaders in providing e-commerce services. The company has not taken on any debt in the past 5 years and has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if free cash flow continues to grow at historical rates of 47.1% each year.
Shopify Future Revenue and Net Income
Based on the the current data for Shopify, its earnings and revenue are expected to grow significantly at over 20% yearly putting a solid case for investors to keep it for the future. Its stock (NYSE:SHOP) yearly return outperformed the Information Technology sector and the US Market since the IPO.
Let’s now switch to the technical aspect of SHOP chart with the guidance of to understand the future path:
Shopify Weekly Elliott Wave Chart
Since IPO, the stock price advanced higher in a classical 5 waves move which design a bullish trend. Therefore, based on the Elliott wave theory, the stock will do another similar 5 waves move in the same direction after a 3 , 7 or 11 swings pullback against the trend.
That’s exactly what’s taking place, SHOP ended the cycle last year as a first leg wave (I) then corrected lower in what appears to be a bullish flag pattern in wave (II) and now the stock is in the process of resuming the main trend by making new all time highs.
The break to the upside is significant in 2 ways: A break of a bullish continuation pattern and more importantly a possible start of a third wave higher which represent the strongest wave in the Elliott wave theory. The minimum measured target for the move is at the 100% Fibonacci extension $275 and the 161.8% comes at $375.
Consequently, Shopify is expected to remain supported above December 2018 low $117 and buyers will be looking for pullbacks in 3 , 7 or 11 swings to enter the market which makes the stock bullish for 2019.
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