Arrow Capital Pty Ltd Has $4.46 Million Stock Holdings in Shopify Inc. $SHOP

Arrow Capital Pty Ltd decreased its stake in shares of Shopify Inc. (NASDAQ:SHOP) (TSE:SHOP) by 25.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 30,000 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 10,000 shares during the period. Shopify accounts for about 0.1% of Arrow Capital Pty Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Arrow Capital Pty Ltd’s holdings in Shopify were worth $4,458,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. 44 Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Shopify in the third quarter valued at about $223,000. JAT Capital Mgmt LP acquired a new position in Shopify during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,858,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new position in Shopify in the third quarter valued at about $12,174,000. Ashford Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Shopify by 30.0% during the third quarter. Ashford Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,680 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $695,000 after acquiring an additional 1,080 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning lifted its stake in shares of Shopify by 4.9% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 384,462 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $57,135,000 after acquiring an additional 17,986 shares during the period. 69.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Wedbush cut their price target on shares of Shopify from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Shopify in a research report on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Shopify in a report on Monday, December 1st. Moffett Nathanson upgraded shares of Shopify from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded shares of Shopify from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $159.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $163.38.

Shopify Price Performance

Shares of Shopify stock opened at $122.96 on Friday. Shopify Inc. has a 1 year low of $69.84 and a 1 year high of $182.19. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $133.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $148.67. The firm has a market cap of $160.07 billion, a PE ratio of 132.22, a PEG ratio of 4.41 and a beta of 2.83.

Key Headlines Impacting Shopify

Here are the key news stories impacting Shopify this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target after OpenAI decided not to enable in‑ChatGPT purchases, which Jefferies views as reducing a competitive threat to Shopify’s checkout and payments opportunity. This upgrade supports upside to monetization of AI-driven commerce. Jefferies Raises PT on Shopify (SHOP) Following OpenAI Decision
• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler initiated coverage with an “Overweight” rating and a $165 PT (~34% upside from the current level), citing payments and merchant growth as key drivers. Analyst coverage and a constructive PT can attract buyers. Benzinga Coverage Note
• Positive Sentiment: Shopify is embedding AI across commerce—enabling AI assistants to surface merchant catalogs and route transactions through Shopify’s checkout/payments—which could increase GMV capture and revenue per merchant if adoption scales. Shopify Bets Big on AI Commerce: Is it the Next Growth Catalyst?
• Positive Sentiment: Shopify’s Klaviyo integration (Locale Aware Catalogs) strengthens its enterprise and global merchant proposition by automating localized catalogs, pricing and marketing — a product move that targets larger brands and cross‑sell opportunities. Shopify And Klaviyo Integration Highlights Global Ambitions And Valuation Tension
• Positive Sentiment: Longer‑term bullish narratives: commentary (e.g., Motley Fool) places Shopify among AI winners that could materially expand value over several years, supporting a growth story for patient investors. Prediction: 2 AI Stocks Will Be Worth More Than Palantir Technologies in 5 Years
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks notes the stock is up ~14% since the last earnings report, signaling recent momentum but asking whether that trend can continue without clearer earnings leverage. Shopify (SHOP) Up 14% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks also highlights SHOP has declined ~11% over six months, reflecting recent volatility and investor concern about execution/valuation despite AI momentum. SHOP Declines 11% in 6 Months: Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Service reliability concern — Downdetector reported outages affecting thousands of users; repeated or high‑impact outages can dent merchant trust and short‑term GMV. Shopify Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Reports
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and technical pressure — SHOP trades below its 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages, has a high trailing P/E (~132) and elevated PEG (~4.65), which increases sensitivity to any slowdown in revenue/monetization.

Shopify Profile

Shopify is a Canadian commerce technology company that provides a cloud-based platform for businesses to create, manage and scale online and physical retail stores. Its core offering is a software-as-a-service e-commerce platform that enables merchants to build customizable storefronts, manage product catalogs, process orders, and handle inventory. Shopify also supports omnichannel selling through integrated point-of-sale (POS) systems for in-person transactions.

Beyond storefront software, Shopify offers a range of merchant services and tools designed to simplify commerce operations.