Facebook filed paperwork Wednesday 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
Wednesday's close: $10.60, up 6 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
Wednesday's close: $14.80, up 23 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 per share
First-day close: $16.26, up 25 percent from IPO price
Wednesday's close: $14.23, up 9 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
Wednesday's close: $21.49, up 7 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
Wednesday's close: $12.89, down 19 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
Wednesday's close: $72.37, up 61 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
Wednesday's close: $6.39, down 62 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $5.24 to $27.38
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