According to Renaissance Capital, 94 companies have made their public debut so far in 2014, so this week's four initial public offerings constitute a slower week on the 2014 IPO calendar.
While the healthcare sector has two IPOs, the biggest deal of the week takes place on Friday when the asset-management firm Ares Management LP (NYSE: ARES) begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
With Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) stock now surging after its 2012 initial public offering disaster (investors have enjoyed a 140% return over the past nine months), excitement over upcoming social media IPOs is higher now more than ever.
Of all the potential upcoming social media IPOs this year, two stand out - both are well-established and stable companies with overwhelming public popularity.
Here's a look at these two companies that may debut this year...
The IPO calendar is slower this week than it has been for some time, but there are still four companies hitting the market for investors to choose from.
This year has seen more companies hit the market than any in the past decade, and the healthcare industry has led the way. That trend continued this week as three of the four companies going public operate in the healthcare industry.
Here's what investors need to know about each of this week's four initial public offerings...
The WeiboIPO price was a disappointment to investors today (Thursday) when the company offered shares at $17 and raised $286 million.
But that didn't stop WB stock from surging 44% in its opening day of trading.
Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY) went public today and dropped 4% early. But that’s not the only reason for investors to avoid ALLY stock.
Here's what investors need to know about the ALLY IPO.
No official IPO date has been set for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., but analysts predict the company could file for its U.S. IPO as soon as the end of April.
While investors wait for the official date, the Chinese e-commerce firm has been on a spending spree. In the last year Alibaba has spent nearly $3.5 billion on acquisitions covering various industries.
And this week saw another billion-dollar purchase...
I'm sure everyone has read at least one story about an investor who made a fortune buying some now-famous company on the day it originally started trading on the open market.
In some cases, the key to that fortune was buying a relatively obscure company that no one had heard of and then waiting for it to become the next Apple.
La Quinta Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LQ) stock was down in its first day of trading today (Wednesday) after the company's IPO price disappointed early investors.
The company announced late Tuesday that it was offering 38.3 million shares at $17 each. The company had estimated offering 37.2 million shares at a price range of $18 to $21. The La Quinta (NYSE: LQ) IPO price was lower than expected, and the stock opened down today. But these bullish indicators still remain for LQ.
The La Quinta IPO price may be lower than expected but these bullish indicators still remain for LQ stock...
Take a look at what's being indicated for LQ, here...
A spate of Internet IPOs have made news in 2014, including the headline-grabbing initial public offerings of Alibaba Group Holding (not out yet) and King Digital Media (which went public last week).
When Alibaba confirmed that it will bring its IPO to an American exchange, analysts predicted that it could be one of the largest Internet IPOs in U.S. history, surpassing Facebook Inc.'s (Nasdaq: FB) $16 billion.
As the Internet IPO market heats up in 2014, Here's a look back at the 10 biggest Internet IPOs in U.S. history...
Investors can add another deal to the 2014 IPO calendar, with the GrubHub IPO expected to take place on Thursday, April 3.
Today, Grubhub officials announced that they have upped the price range on Grubhub stock to $23 to $25, from a previous range of $20 to $22.
Last week, GrubHub officials announced that they plan to raise approximately $155 million in an initial public offering by selling 7.03 million shares.
Now that the GrubHub IPO financial info has been released, investors are investigating the company.
These are the numbers they'll want to watch...
This week's IPO calendar has eight companies making their public debut, and the GrubHub IPO will steal most of the headlines.
GrubHub plans to raise $148 million by offering 7 million shares at a range of $20 to $22. By meeting that total, GrubHub will have a valuation of $1.8 billion. GrubHub will hit the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, April 3. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), and Allen & Co. are serving as the lead underwriters on the deal.
See these seven other IPOs that investors can get in on...
With the number of companies that have hit the IPO market in the last year, many are wondering if the market has become oversaturated.
According to the IPO investment firm Renaissance Capital, 222 companies went public in 2013, raising a combined $54.9 billion. That made 2013 the biggest year for IPOs since the "dot-com" bubble of the early 2000s.
But before labeling the 2014 IPO market as a repeat of the dot-com era bubble, check out these statistics...
The numbers suggest otherwise...
Last week, King Digital Entertainment PLC (NYSE: KING) officially begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The maker of popular mobile game "Candy Crush Saga" has priced its shares at $22.50. The 10-year-old company raised $500 million at this price.
Four facts you should know about the King Digital IPO...
After months of speculation, we're one step closer to the Box IPO, as the company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday.
Box Inc. announced that it plans to raise up to $250 million in an initial public offering that could take place as soon as April.
What you should know before buying the Box IPO...
King Digital Entertainment is the biggest deal on the IPO calendar this week, but there are nine other IPOs to watch.
