Facebook raised $16 billion in its initial public offering Thursday, pricing its stock at $38 per share. Its public debut is the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August 2004.
Below is a look at how the stocks of some recently public companies are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their businesses vary widely.
_ Yelp Inc., developer of online games, first day of trading on March 2, 2012
Pricing: $15 per share
First-day’s close: $24.58, up 64 percent from IPO price
Thursday’s close: $21.27, up 44 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $19.36 to $31.96
_ Zynga Inc., developer of online games, first day of trading on Dec. 16, 2011
Pricing: $10 per share
First-day close: $9.50, down 5 percent from IPO price
Thursday’s close: $8.27, down 18 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $7.34 to $15.91
_ Jive Software Inc., creator of tools to run social networks for businesses, first day of trading on Dec. 13
Pricing: $12 per share
First-day close: $15.05, up 25 percent from IPO price
Thursday’s close: $18.43, up 61 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $14.18 to $28.15
_ Angie's List Inc., consumer-reviews site, first day of trading on Nov. 17
Pricing: $13 per share
First-day close: $16.26, up 25 percent from IPO price
Thursday’s close: $13.35, up 4 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $10.77 to $19.82
_ Groupon Inc., online deals company, first day of trading on Nov. 4
Pricing: $20 per share
First-day close: $26.11, up 31 percent from IPO price
Thursday’s close: $12.41, down 35 percent from IPO price.
Trading range since IPO: $9.63 to $31.14
_ Pandora Media Inc., Internet radio company, first day of trading on June 15
Pricing: $16 per share
First-day close: $17.42, up 9 percent from IPO price
Thursday’s close: $10.52, down 29 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $7.83 to $26
_ LinkedIn Corp., online professional network, first day of trading on May 19
Pricing: $45 per share
First-day close: $94.25, more than double IPO price
Thursday’s close: $104.95, more than double IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $55.98 to $122.70
_ Demand Media Inc., online content publisher, first day of trading on Jan. 26, 2011
Pricing: $17 per share
First-day close: $22.65, up 33 percent
Thursday’s close: $9.19, down 47 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $5.24 to $27.38
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