By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email
The IPO market in 2014 has been crowded, and IPO ETFs are among the best way for investors to get in on the action.
So far, 35 companies have hosted initial public offerings through the first three weeks of February. That's up 75% from the same period in 2013.
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By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email
When rumors first began swirling last year about an Alibaba IPO, analysts estimated that China's largest e-commerce company could be valued as high as $100 billion.
According to a Reuters poll this month, eight analysts estimated that Alibaba could raise $15 billion through its IPO – at a valuation of $140 billion.
There's a reason why Alibaba's value continues to rise ahead of its IPO.
The e-commerce giant has been busy lately…
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By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
King IPO update: King Digital Entertainment, maker of several hit social Internet games, filed for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today (Tuesday).
The stock will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "KING," with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), and Bank of America Merrill Lynch (NYSE: BAC) leading the process.
Here's why King's IPO will be more sour than sweet...
By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email
The rumors of a Spotify IPO were stoked yesterday (Monday) following a report that the music-streaming company is recruiting a U.S. financial reporting specialist.
The "External Reporting Specialist" job advertisement on Spotify's website states the company is looking for an employee who can "prepare the company for [U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission] SEC filing standards. Set up all reports necessary to be SEC compliant."
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By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email
It's the largest e-commerce company in China, which is the second largest e-commerce market in the world, but for many investors the question remains: "What is Alibaba?"
One answer: It's the largest initial public offering (IPO) hitting the markets as soon as this year. When rumblings of the Alibaba IPO started, it was thought that the company would be valued at $100 billion. Now, that figure has climbed as high as $150 billion.
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By Michael A. Robinson, Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI - • Print | Email
China's Alibaba is a clear leader in the world of e-commerce and is a combination of PayPal, eBay, and Google all rolled into one.
It accounts for more than 50% of online sales in China, the world's number two e-commerce market, and one that's on track to overtake the U.S. by the end of the decade.
Analysts expect the company to go public as early as the end of this quarter. And investor interest is off the charts…
That's why I want to show you how this massive interest in Alibaba can direct us to a tremendous profit opportunity before the IPO hits the market…
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
IPO Calendar 2014: This year is forecast to be a record year for initial public offerings (IPOs).
Over the January to March period, some 250 to 300 new issues will launch, according to professional services firm EY – a number not seen since the start of the 2008 financial crisis.
And biotech companies are the hottest issues to date.
Since 2000, no two-week period saw more than six new biotech issues – until now.
See which biotech IPOs could be the best investments now...
On Nov. 11, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. set a company record for most sales in a 24-hour period when $5.7 billion was exchanged over its network of websites.
That's nearly four times the $1.46 billion in online sales logged on the United States' largest online shopping day of the year – "Cyber Monday" – in 2012.
This will be the most important IPO of 2014...
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
The hottest IPO of 2013 hit the market today, and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) stock lived up to its hype… (today, anyway).
Shares of Twitter opened at $45 a share, 73% above its initial public offering price. Within minutes, shares surged another $5 to $50.08 a share, up nearly 90%.
TWTR ended the day at $44.94.
Shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange around 10:50 a.m. Thursday under the symbol TWTR. Thirty-eight million shares changed hands within 10 minutes. Unlike Facebook Inc.'s (Nasdaq: FB) IPO fiasco, Twitter's debut went off without a hitch.
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A lot of people got rich on Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) stock following the Twitter IPO this week.
Especially after it opened 73% above its IPO price at $45.10.
The company announced Wednesday that it priced the 70 million shares at $26, which will raise about $1.8 billion dollars for the social media and messaging darling. Although the company tried to keep expectations low following Facebook's (Nasdaq: FB) ill-starred debut last year, the road show seems to have generated enough demand to warrant a higher offering price.
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