Why Is Everyone Talking About Shopify Stock?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – May 25, 2023 at 7:00AM

NASDAQ: SHOP

Shopify

Market Cap

$183B

Today's Change

(-0.43%) -$0.60

Current Price

$139.93

Price as of August 26, 2025, 12:13 p.m. ET

Shopify is growing quickly but trails Amazon by a large margin in e-commerce.

Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian elaborates on why so many investors are talking about Shopify (SHOP -0.43%) stock.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 21, 2023. The video was published on May 23, 2023.

About the Author

A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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