Facebook is preparing to file paperwork as early as Wednesday for an initial public offering of stock, according to The Wall Street Journal. 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
Friday’s close: $10.05, up 1 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $7.97 to $11.50
— 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
Friday’s close: $14.92, up 24 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $14.18 to $16.86
— Angie’s List Inc., consumer-reviews site, first day of trading on Nov. 17
Pricing: $13
First-day close: $16.26, up 25 percent from IPO price
Friday’s close: $15.20, up 17 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
First-day close: $26.11, up 31 percent from IPO price
Friday’s close: $20.04, relatively flat
Trading range since IPO: $14.85 to $31.14
— Zillow Inc., real estate website, first day of trading on July 20
Pricing: $20
First-day close: $35.77, up 79 percent from IPO price
Friday’s close: $29.35, up 47 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $23.43 to $60
— Pandora Media Inc., Internet radio company, first day of trading on June 15
Pricing: $16
First-day close: $17.42, up 9 percent from IPO price
Friday’s close: $13.91, down 13 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
First-day close: $94.25, more than double IPO price
Friday’s close: $76.64, up 70 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $60.14 to $122.70
— Zipcar Inc., online car rental company, first day of trading on April 14
Pricing: $18
First-day close: $28, up 56 percent from IPO price
Friday’s close: $16.13, down 10 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $16.50 to $31.50
— Demand Media Inc., online content publisher, first day of trading on Jan. 26
Pricing: $17
First-day close: $22.65, up 33 percent
Friday’s close: $6.82, down 60 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $5.24 to $27.38
