Shares in Shopify Inc. (NYSE: SHOP) are trading higher by 5.17% on Wednesday. This surge seems to be fueled by the overall strength in the market as various big names recover from recent declines.
The broader market is rallying Wednesday, with all eyes on NVIDIA Corporation’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) impending earnings announcement scheduled for later today. Multiple analysts consider this report a pivotal moment that could make or break the current market trends.
Wedbush analyst Dan Ives has labeled this week as a pivotal juncture for the tech sector, proclaiming it to be the most crucial earnings week in the past five to six years. Gene Munster from Deepwater Asset Management has echoed this sentiment, stressing that the results from the chipmaking giant will undoubtedly shape the trajectory of the markets for the remainder of the year.
On Tuesday, Wedbush initiated coverage on Shopify Inc. (NYSE: SHOP) with an upbeat Outperform rating. The firm also set a price target of $62.
In an additional development, Solana Pay, an open-source, decentralized peer-to-peer payments protocol built on Solana’s blockchain by Solana Labs, has been introduced as a payment option on the Shopify platform. Solana Pay eliminates traditional banking fees and offers instant settlement for transactions involving USD stablecoins compatible with the Solana network.
Shopify stock declined around 13% over the past month. However, at the time of this publication, SHOP shares displayed an impressive surge of 5.37%, trading at $56.86.
Maria Reed is a financial journalist with a passion for covering US equities. She joined the ABBO News team in June 2023. Maria holds an M.S. degree in International Economics and Finance from Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg and is a CFA Level 2 candidate.