IPO

In the financial world today, private equity trading is all the rage. Private equity funds are consistently outperforming the public markets. More often than not, tech startups choose to seek funding through private equity, avoiding the need for a public offering to raise capital. This hesitation...

There is a battle going on in the tech sector between private companies that have taken the leap to go public and established technology companies that have been public for quite some time, Steve Vassallo, Foundation Capital general partner, explained during CNBC's "Squawk Alley"...

Following a number of real estate investment trusts, tech companies and pharmaceuticals, six companies are set to join the public markets this week. Calyxt, Inc. (CLXT) will issue more than 6 million shares between $15 and $18 Thursday on the Nasdaq. Through its gene-editing technology, the...

On Tuesday, CNBC's Jim Cramer laid out his bearish thesis against Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP), noting that a recent downgrade by analysts at Morgan Stanley is akin to an "obituary." Tuesday evening, he double downed and blasted the social media company for being "anything but profitable." Coinciding with...

Blue Apron, a home-delivery meal kit service, filed for its initial public offering in June and priced shares in a range of $15 to $17. The company was forced to lower its offering range to $10 to $11 per share, partly due to Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s proposed acquisition of Whole Foods...

Blue Apron, a home-delivery meal kit service, filed for its initial public offering in early June. Management was likely confident in its prospects as it's able to target 99 percent of the U.S. population and offer fresh food and a fun at-home experience, two of the biggest trends today....

Analysts at Barclays initiated coverage of Appian Corp (NASDAQ: APPN), a SMID-cap provider of a software development platform that allows organizations to develop applications, with an Equal-Weight rating and $19 price target. Barclays' Raimo Lenschow commented in a research report that while...

Analysts at Stifel initiated coverage of Cloudera Inc (NYSE: CLDR) on Tuesday with a Buy rating and $24 price target as the big data space is big enough for many companies to benefit. Justification For Ratings Initiation According to Stifel's Brad Reback, the provider of an enterprise-grade data...

Twilio Inc (NYSE: TWLO), one of the hottest IPO performing stocks of 2016, is scheduled to report its first-quarter results after markets close next Tuesday. Q1 Expectations Bhavan Suri of William Blair previewed Twilio's earnings in a research report. Here is a summary of some of his key findings...

John Lucia of JMP Securities maintains an Outperform rating on Nutanix Inc (NASDAQ: NTNX)'s stock with an unchanged $35 price target despite the stock trading near its all-time lows of $17.02 on Tuesday after an uber-hot 2016 IPO. Justification Of Rating Lucia's bullish stance follows a recent...

What do most if not all Silicon Valley companies have in common? According to a CNBC report, Silicon Valley companies that file for an initial public company all use one particular word to describe the job market: "intense." The latest company to use this exact word is Okta Inc (NASDAQ: OKTA). The...

The 31-member class of 2017 IPOs is about to kick off April inductions with the addition of five new members. 5 IPOs On Deck Here are the latest pledges: Hess Midstream Partners (HESM) will issue 12.5 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange between $19 and $21 Wednesday. With offices in more...

Shares of Nutanix Inc (NASDAQ: NTNX) were trading lower by nearly 20 percent ahead of Friday's market open in reaction to the company's earnings report on Thursday, which was guided notably below Wall Street's expectations. The once-hot IPO issue saw its stock peak at $46.78 as some analysts were...

Technology IPOs are a source of great profit or frustration for investors. This has held true over the years and is expected to hold true for Snap, Inc. as the company will become public this week. As noted by Statista, Snap's early stage investors will earn themselves a very large profit since...

AppDynamics was in the final stages of prepping for an initial public offering, but the company's plans changed very quickly after Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) bought it out. AppDynamics, touted as the first major tech IPO of 2017, was looking to raise as much as $165.6 million at a $1.9...