Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut will be 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.
— 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
Tuesday's close: $13.31, up 33 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $7.97 to $14.44
— 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
Tuesday's close: $16.94, up 41 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $14.18 to $17.75
— 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
Tuesday's close: $15.43, up 19 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $10.77 to $18.75
— 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
Tuesday's close: $24.19, up 21 percent from IPO price.
Trading range since IPO: $14.85 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
Tuesday's close: $14.24, down 11 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $9.15 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
Tuesday's close: $77.77, up 73 percent from 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
Tuesday's close: $6.34, down 63 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $5.24 to $27.38
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February 07, 2012 09:35 PM EST
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