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An initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors [1] and usually also to retail (individual) investors. [2] An IPO is typically underwritten by one or more investment banks , who also arrange for the shares to be listed on one or more stock exchanges .
The company issues additional securities to the public, adding to those currently being traded. For example, a listed company with 8 million shares outstanding can offer to the public another 2 million shares. This is a public offering but not an IPO. Once the transaction is complete, the company will have 10 million shares outstanding.
Getting in on an initial public offering — more commonly called an IPO — seems like the ticket to riches. Buy a hot new stock and get in on the ground floor of a blockbuster company with the ...
The technology company Facebook, Inc., [a] held its initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, May 18, 2012. [1] The IPO was one of the biggest in technology and Internet history, with a peak market capitalization of over $104 billion.
When a company debuts on the stock market for the first time, it can offer promise or peril. How can an investor tell if a hot IPO is worth jumping into? How to Invest in IPO Stocks
Walmart has declared 12 stock splits since its IPO. Most were 2-for-1 splits, but the exception was February's 3-for-1 split. Every time a 2-for-1 split occurred, your share count doubled, and the ...
On June 11, 1998, MicroStrategy became a public company via an initial public offering. [11] In 2000, the company founded Alarm.com as part of its research and development unit. [12] On March 20, 2000, after a review of its accounting practices, the company announced that it would restate its financial results for the preceding two years. [13]
But given the risks in the company, especially a record of losses, and the historically poor record of IPO performance in the first year (not including the first-day IPO pop), investors may want ...