Facebook's public debut was the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August 2004. But the stock has lost much of its value since it began trading in mid-May.
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.
- Facebook Inc., social networking company, first day of trading on May 18, 2012
Pricing: $38 per share
First-day's close: $38.23, up 0.6 percent from IPO price
Tuesday's close: $20.28, down 47 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $17.55 to $45
- Yelp Inc., developer of online games, first day of trading on March 2, 2012
Pricing: $15 per share
First-day's close: $24.58, up 64 percent from IPO price
Tuesday's close: $25.50, up 70 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $14.10 to $31.96
- 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
Tuesday's close: $2.82, down 72 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $2.66 to $15.91
- Jive Software Inc., creator of tools to run social networks for businesses, first day of trading on Dec. 13, 2011
Pricing: $12 per share
First-day close: $15.05, up 25 percent from IPO price
Tuesday's close: $15.05, up 25 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $13.50 to $28.15
- Angie's List Inc., consumer-reviews site, first day of trading on Nov. 17, 2011
Pricing: $13 per share
First-day close: $16.26, up 25 percent from IPO price
Tuesday's close: $11.10, down 15 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $8.94 to $19.82
- Groupon Inc., online deals company, first day of trading on Nov. 4, 2011
Pricing: $20 per share
First-day close: $26.11, up 31 percent from IPO price
Tuesday's close: $4.83, down 76 percent from IPO price.
Trading range since IPO: $4 to $31.14
- Pandora Media Inc., Internet radio company, first day of trading on June 15, 2011
Pricing: $16 per share
First-day close: $17.42, up 9 percent from IPO price
Tuesday's close: $10.38, down 35 percent from IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $7.83 to $15.98
- LinkedIn Corp., online professional network, first day of trading on May 19, 2011
Pricing: $45 per share
First-day close: $94.25, more than double IPO price
Tuesday's close: $119.89, nearly triple IPO price
Trading range since IPO: $55.98 to $125.50