The Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) share price has been up and down like a yo-yo this week.
On Monday its share price fell 10.2% to $4.34.
On Tuesday it recovered most of those losses to finish the day up 9.9% to $4.77.
And today the share price jumped again finished at $5.29 or up 10.9%.
What’s going over at Zip? And what’s next for its share price?
Z1P share price
Monday meltdown
On Monday, the market had somewhat of a meltdown.
The S&P/ASX Information Technology
dropped 2.2% while a further sell-off occurred in overseas markets.
Inflation, interest rates and Omicron became forefront, and high growth stocks with little profits were sold off in a flight to safety.
Hold on a second
Almost right on cue, Zip came out with a November trading update.
The notable headline number was the 52% growth in transaction volumes with the United States leading the charge.
Zip also reminded the market of its global ambitions, taking its buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) service to new markets including Europe and Africa.
Further alleviating shareholders concerns, founder and CEO Larry Diamond said:
“Management and the Board would also like to acknowledge the significant volatility in equity markets, the impact to technology and fintech valuations and is taking this very seriously.
Zip share price flies out of the gates
Similar to how the Australian bowling lineup cleaned up England in the first session this morning, the Zip share price absolutely flew out the gates as the wider tech sector increased 2.15%.
The Zip share price was also supported by a broker upgrade by UBS, moving Zip from a “sell” to a “natural rating.
The note said the price weakness had provided a better risk-reward for investors. However, the broker remains cautious about Zip’s near term outlook.
Final thoughts
Companies like Zip divide the market.
Hence its share price is highly volatile. When I see high volatility stocks, it tells me the market doesn’t know how to price the business.
This can be both a curse and a blessing.
If you’re wrong, the share price will fall significantly from where it is at.
But conversely, this is where the best gains can be made.
If Zip can continue to deliver 50% year-on-year growth over the medium term, I suspect it will become a much bigger business over time.
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