Posts Tagged ‘ IPO ’
There’s been a lot of attention on the IPO market in 2011 — and for good reason. With high profile social media companies like LinkedIn, Groupon, and Zynga going public this year with multibillion-dollar market caps, investors want to know if they’re looking at the next Google, or — gasp ...read more
Two “Cash Killing” Startups to Watch
Nov 17th, 2011 | By Greg Guenthner | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Penny stocks
Social media investments have gotten a bad rap — and rightfully so. Lackluster performance and questionable business models have stolen the spotlight from highly touted social media IPOs Groupon, Pandora Media and Zillow.
Many members of the financial media have declared the flurry of activity in the social media market to ...read more
Chart Smarts: Squeezing Gains From This Toxic IPO Market
Jun 16th, 2011 | By Jonas Elmerraji | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Technical Analysis
To most people, the shares of recent IPOs – new companies that become publicly traded for the first time – look red hot...
Yesterday the market’s latest IPO, Pandora Media (NYSE:P) rallied double digits. Back in May, LinkedIn’s IPO (NYSE:LNKD) rallied 47% in its first day of trading.
Again, to most people, ...read more
Don’t Fall for the IPO Feeding Frenzy
May 26th, 2011 | By Jonas Elmerraji | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Over the Counter Markets, Penny stocks, Pink sheet stocks
Last Wednesday, LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) traded for the first time on the New York Stock Exchange. Exuberant buying quickly pushed share prices up from an offer price of $45 to more than $122. And in the process, co-founder Reid Hoffman became a billionaire.
LinkedIn is just the latest in the slew ...read more
Don’t Fall for the Social Media Hype
Apr 27th, 2011 | By Greg Guenthner | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Penny stocks
It began with a $450 million investment in perhaps one of the most-watched companies not yet listed on a major stock exchange. When Goldman Sachs, along with $50 million from Digital Sky Technology, plunked down a cool half million-dollar bet on social networking giant Facebook, the investing world listened.
To many ...read more
The Summer IPO to Watch in 2010
Sep 10th, 2010 | By Steve Alexander | Category: Featured, Penny stocks
This navigation stock went public back in May – but growth potential is just getting started for risk-hungry investors…
TeleNav (NASDAQ: TNAV) provides location based services (LBS) through software that runs on mobile phones. The company's flagship product, accounting for 94% of revenue, is GPS Navigator, a voice-guided navigation program.
The company ...read more
An Exclusive Update on the IPO Market
Jul 1st, 2010 | By Jonas Elmerraji | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Penny stocks, Pink sheet stocks
There are few investment transactions that draw as much excitement from Wall Street as the initial public offering… better known as an IPO. IPOs bring private companies public, giving retail investors the opportunity to put their money into a stock once reserved for venture capital firms and entrepreneurs. But with ...read more
The Small-Cap IPO Market Is Worth Watching in 2010
Jun 9th, 2010 | By Jonas Elmerraji | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Penny stocks, Pink sheet stocks, Technical Analysis
The past few years have been tough for the IPO market. With credit scarce and few investors willing to part with capital in 2008 and 2009, investors looking for access to new businesses have found limited options. But that’s about to change. The IPO market is heating up in 2010, ...read more
Why the Latest Trend in IPOs Is Great for Penny Stock Investors
Oct 2nd, 2009 | By Jonas Elmerraji | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Penny stocks, Pink sheet stocks
This quarter, we’re all but guaranteed to witness more companies go public than we’ve seen in the last three quarters combined. That’s a prediction that isn’t just significant for investors who want to buy shares of the latest IPOs – this latest trend in the public offering world could mean ...read more
