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.
In part by riding on Facebook's coattails, Zynga Inc. and Jive Software Inc. set new highs on Friday. 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: $13.39, up 34 percent from IPO price (sets a new high)
Trading range since IPO: $7.97 to $14.44 (also a new high)
- 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: $17.09, up 42 percent from IPO price (sets a new high)
Trading range since IPO: $14.18 to $17.64 (also a new high)
- 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
Friday's close: $14.91, up 15 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
Friday's close: $24.43, up 22 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
Friday's close: $13.81, down 14 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
Friday's close: $79.88, up 78 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
Friday's close: $6.35, down 63 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $5.24 to $27.38