Truck maker Nikola’s IPO that launched on June 3 has been red hot, doubling in price already. The amount of short interest in it is causing concern for some people though. When people invest in an IPO, they often do with high expectations, perhaps remembering some famous ones that ended up being moon shots, the […]
The way that initial public offerings have been traditionally placed in the market harkens back to bygone days where paper was king. We’re finally looking to modernize this process. One of the real obstacles for companies going public is the long and expensive process of getting a stock from the private side to offering their […]
Saudi Aramco is far from your average IPO, starting with it being only a very small piece of the overall company, with the Saudi government holding the rest. This is not a good bet. Having the opportunity to invest in the world’s largest oil company might appear to be pretty tempting, but this is far […]
Newly launched Pinterest stock has done pretty well in its first month on the market. Their first earnings report as a public stock has wiped out almost all of these gains. The thought of investing in an IPO often conjures up dreams of getting in on the cheap on some stocks that go up a […]
Uber’s IPO is finally scheduled to roll out this week amidst much fanfare, and is said to be the most anticipated IPO since Facebook in 2012. In terms of concern, it might be #1 of all time. Uber has been in the taxi business for 10 years now, even though they are careful to try […]
Many people think of IPOs as an easy opportunity to make a lot of money. The institutions do get greased, but individuals need to be very careful trading them. Day 1 of Pinterest’s initial public offering at least held its ground during its first day trading its stock publicly, but that’s about all we could […]
While the release of Lyft’s initial public offering made a lot of headlines, they are just the warm-up act for big brother Uber. The crowd is on the unruly side though, so care must be taken. If the IPO that Lyft just launched is any indication, the initial ride down stock market street may not […]
Levi Strauss’ first earnings call since its recent IPO was mostly upbeat, with good earnings results, although the company’s long-term debt does concern some analysts. Levi Strauss’ IPO last month hasn’t gone quite the way a lot of people had hoped, at least those looking to trade it in the secondary market, perhaps looking to […]
With the real possibility that we may be seeing storm clouds forming on the stock market horizon, some of the major IPOs of 2019 are moving up their launch dates. One of the most important consideration in looking to launch a company’s IPO, or initial public offering, is the timing of the release. Companies and […]
Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, and Pinterest are all scheduled to release their first stock to the public this year. As exciting as this might seem, we still need to exercise enough caution. Stocks that are either in the technology sector or related to technology comprise some of the hottest stocks out there these days. The technology […]