One e-commerce-related company generates $470 billion in annual revenue while the other manages about $4.6 billion. Which is the better stock?
Both stocks would do well for an investor's portfolio, but if investors have to choose between Amazon and Shopify, the relatively discounted price and its faster growth rates at the moment mean Shopify is the stock to buy. Shopify is focused on providing services to entrepreneurs that empower them. Shopify offers a suite of services for merchants to help them establish and grow online. It has yet to deliver profits on the bottom line consistently. That may seem a slight increase but has meant growth from $672 million to $25 billion in absolute terms. Amazon ( AMZN 2.47%) and Shopify ( SHOP 3.82%) have so many differences, and yet the two have relatively similar stories of late.
Shopify encourages entrepreneurship among its employees. Many employees have left the company to start businesses of their own.
Many other Shopify employees have left the company to pursue entrepreneurship full-time. He shared the story behind his biltong brand with Insider. Greg Macdonald already had a Shopify store when he joined the e-commerce company as a merchant-success manager in 2016. "I talk a lot about the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur in my role at Shopify," he said. But Shopify's messaging on entrepreneurship extends to its own employees, too. As the self-proclaimed "entrepreneurship company," Shopify builds and offers tools for some 2 million merchants to run their online stores.
Dozens of former Shopify employees now have thriving businesses of their own. The company encourages an entrepreneurial spirit.
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Dozens of former Shopify employees now have thriving businesses of their own. The company encourages an entrepreneurial spirit.
Many other Shopify employees have left the company to pursue entrepreneurship full-time. Greg Macdonald already had a Shopify store when he joined the e-commerce company as a merchant-success manager in 2016. "I talk a lot about the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur in my role at Shopify," he said. He shared the story behind his biltong brand with Insider. As the self-proclaimed "entrepreneurship company," Shopify builds and offers tools for some 2 million merchants to run their online stores. But Shopify's messaging on entrepreneurship extends to its own employees, too.
Rising investor sentiment gave these SaaS stocks a boost.
There can be days marked by bullish sentiment followed by further down market days, so investors should prepare themselves for the likelihood that additional declines could follow in short order. Today's gains by Shopify, HubSpot, and Asana suggest that some investors believe the selling has simply gone too far, and that a possible turnaround is on the horizon. Similarly, a worsening of the downturn could hit Shopify's e-commerce sales and Asana's work management platform. Technology stocks, particularly software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies with high valuations, have been among the hardest hit since the onset of the bear market. Chair Jerome Powell signaled that additional moves would likely be necessary in the near future, suggesting that a similar rate hike was on the table when the central bank meets again. Investor sentiment turned positive Tuesday, helping send a wide range of stocks, including many technology companies, higher.