Updated
Updated · CNBC · Jul 10
Stifel Upgrades Shopify to Buy, Lifts Target to $150 on 22% Upside
Updated
Updated · CNBC · Jul 10

Stifel Upgrades Shopify to Buy, Lifts Target to $150 on 22% Upside

1 articles · Updated · CNBC · Jul 10

Summary

  • Stifel raised Shopify to buy from hold and increased its price target to $150 from $110, implying nearly 22% upside from Thursday's close.
  • The firm said Shopify is positioned to benefit from agentic commerce—AI bots that find and buy products—arguing the company is already gaining share through strong gross merchandise value growth.
  • Analyst J. Parker Lane said management sees broad-based strength across geographies, merchant sizes and channels, and that Shopify has made AI shopping tools easy for merchants to enable.
  • Lane also cautioned retail AI monetization is still early, with agent-driven traffic hard to measure and some products poorly suited to the channel.
  • Wall Street remains broadly positive despite Shopify shares falling 23% in 2026: 36 of 47 analysts rate the stock buy or strong buy, while Grand View Research projects the global agentic AI market will reach $24.5 billion by 2030.

Insights

After a 23% stock drop, can Shopify’s bet on AI agents truly deliver on its ambitious $150 price target?
Will Shopify's AI tools create new merchant profits, or will the rising technology costs erode their bottom line?