The once beaten-up Internet 2.0 stocks are coming back with a vengeance. Groupon (Nasdaq:GRPN) still has a long way to go to match Facebook (NYSE: FB) and Yelp (Nasdaq:YELP)
in terms of reclaiming prior highs, but the stock has quadrupled from
its lows and analysts seem considerably more positive about the
company's strategy now. With that big recovery in the stock, valuation
is getting more demanding but if Groupon can get to double-digit revenue
growth, I would expect the stock to remain strong.
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Friday, February 1, 2013
Investopedia: Uncertainty Over Facebook's Emerging Model Will Keep Things Interesting
It wasn't so long ago that Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq:FB)
was a Wall Street pinata, but the shares found their footing in
November and have risen roughly 50% since then. While the company's
fourth quarter results do show the impressive growth potential in the
business, there are still significant questions left unanswered
as to whether the company can better monetize its user base, while
maintaining that delicate balance with customer service. Given the wide
spread in analyst estimates, it seems likely that Facebook is going to
remain an interesting and volatile story for a while yet.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Investopedia: Can Facebook Get Through Another Lock-up Expiration Quietly?
Nothing
ever seems quite normal when it involves Facebook
(NYSE:FB).
So it's worth wondering what will happen to the stock as the company,
the market and (it would seem) the world at large all deal with
another sizable lock-up expiry that will add hundreds of millions of
shares to the float.
Considering that Facebook recently posted some encouraging financial
results, it may be the case that putting this lock-up expiration in
the rearview mirror marks the end of the "what's wrong with
Facebook?" meme within the financial press.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Investopedia: Facebook Not The Worst IPO Ever
Hyperbole is very nearly the oxygen of the financial writer, and so it's surprising to see plenty of doom and gloom around Facebook (Nasdaq:FB) these days. The stock has very definitely underperformed
since it went public, and the expiration of the first lock-up period
(and potentially 271 million shares up for sale) may only make it worse.
Whether Facebook goes down as the worst IPO ever is a story that is far
from written, but investors would do well to pay attention to the
lessons it has already offered.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Investopedia: Growing Pains Bedeviling Groupon
What a difference a decade makes.
Unlike the "what, me worry?" attitude that dominated the prior tech
bubble, investors seem considerably more interested in the immediate
financial performance of companies like Facebook (Nasdaq:FB) and Groupon (Nasdaq:GRPN).
With Groupon once again disappointing the Street, it looks like
management needs to rebuild its credibility with institutions, even if
the long-term growth story looks interesting at these prices.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Investopedia: Yahoo Makes A Bold Move Bringing In New Leadership
It was no secret that Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO)
was looking for a new CEO, but much of the news in recent weeks has
centered around who didn't want the job. Consequently, sentiment was
building that the one-time Internet pioneer was going to keep interim
CEO Levinsohn and remove the "interim" from his title. However, Yahoo!
wouldn't be Yahoo! without throwing a curveball, and the company threw
what looks like a doozy - hiring Marissa Mayer from Google (Nasdaq:GOOG).
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
FinancialEdge: 6 IPOs To Expect In 2012
Although 2011 was a tough year for the markets, and one in which the major indexes made little progress, investors were still willing to tip into the initial public offering (IPO) pool. Well-known companies like LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD), Pandora (NYSE:P) and Groupon (Nasdaq:GRPN) made their debuts as publicly-traded companies, while HCA Holdings (NYSE:HCA) returned to the market. (For more, read How An IPO Is Valued.)
As we now turn to the end of year and look ahead, there are a number of companies intending to go public at some point in the next year. While a bad start to the new year in the markets could lead some (and potentially all) of these names to postpone their offerings, these IPOs are most likely "when, not if" events. Before leaping into the IPO pool, though, investors should remember that playing IPOs can be tricky; not only is it difficult to get access to the low-priced IPO shares, but many of these stocks fall from their initial first-day closing prices.
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As we now turn to the end of year and look ahead, there are a number of companies intending to go public at some point in the next year. While a bad start to the new year in the markets could lead some (and potentially all) of these names to postpone their offerings, these IPOs are most likely "when, not if" events. Before leaping into the IPO pool, though, investors should remember that playing IPOs can be tricky; not only is it difficult to get access to the low-priced IPO shares, but many of these stocks fall from their initial first-day closing prices.
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Investopedia: Google Thinks Global, Buys Local
It's fair to wonder if there are many companies more schizophrenic than Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) right now. Still a dominant name in Internet search and online advertising, the company is trying to push its Android operating system for phones and tablets, expanding further into cloud computing, and buying hardware company Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI). And now the company is adding another business to its roster with the acquisition of privately-held Zagat Survey.
The Deal
Because the deal for Zagat is so small, Google does not have a legal compulsion to release many details about the transaction. Given that it appears that no federal antitrust review is called for, that suggests a deal value below $66 million (the current threshold for Clayton Act reviews). Going a step further, if online information and service companies like Bankrate (Nasdaq:RATE), Morningstar (Nasdaq:MORN) and Expedia (Nasdaq:EXPE) are decent benchmarks for valuation, that suggests Zagat could have a revenue base somewhere in the neighborhood of $15 million to $30 million - not really an earth-shaking deal for a company with over $33 billion in trailing revenue.
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The Deal
Because the deal for Zagat is so small, Google does not have a legal compulsion to release many details about the transaction. Given that it appears that no federal antitrust review is called for, that suggests a deal value below $66 million (the current threshold for Clayton Act reviews). Going a step further, if online information and service companies like Bankrate (Nasdaq:RATE), Morningstar (Nasdaq:MORN) and Expedia (Nasdaq:EXPE) are decent benchmarks for valuation, that suggests Zagat could have a revenue base somewhere in the neighborhood of $15 million to $30 million - not really an earth-shaking deal for a company with over $33 billion in trailing revenue.
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