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May 21, 2012
- by Sharrie
- posted in Business Matters
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This review is about Facebook as a stock rather than a social media site. It's about business!
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Facebook had its IPO listed on Nasdaq last friday (May 18) making Mark Zuckerberg a $20 billion man! He rang in the bell for Nasdaq opening & his own wedding the next day (May 19). That makes Mark Zuckerberg not just the richest 28 year old on the planet but also the luckiest guy in the world!!!
So much about Mark Zuckerberg. He's a highly intelligent guy & I suspect that the ones who make the most out of this IPO is him since he got to choose to set a price that's now deemed to be too high by the market. At $38, Mark Zuckerberg managed to raise some $16 billion for the company and his dream and ambition. Morgan Stanley made some 1% underwriting fee out of this although they have probably lost a lot more by trying to support the share above its issuing price last friday, its 1st day of trading.
Never mind about Morgan Stanley. The heydays of investment banking are over with, we hope!!! Still, JPMorgan Chase has its fair share of limelight last week and probably upcoming weeks too. Not to mention one of Goldman Sachs' top men is being investigated for insider trading!
Back to Facebook. At $38, it's a PE of over 100! That's crazy if you compare it to those of Apple and LinkedIn. Does everyone has to own Facebook shares? As if Facebook hasn't owned enough of your time!!! It doesn't make sense to me. This is a case of hope and greed in the stock market, just like it used to be with tulips! Ok, may be Facebook has potential ... ways to monetize its 800 million users! That's in the "distant" future, is it not? If you think no, then you will be sorry today as it is now trading at $5 less than issue price and $10 off its high (a loss of some 14% from its closing last friday)! Who knows how low it will get? Probably around $25-$28?!
The stock market ... well, if you still believe in it, remember that scarcity rules! And, hopes and greed dominate. Sometimes, fear takes flight too! In this case, it's good to see it's not all in a frenzy!!!
Greed is good, but only for Mark Zuckerberg!!!
As for Greece, God help them!!!
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Trekscribbler
June 01, 2012
The stock was WAY overpriced. FACEBOOK is an unproven business commodity, and, as such, should have been more adequately priced for the marketplace. This ended up looking mostly like an attempt to create a second tech revolution, but instead it came off looking like another silicon disaster.
Sharrie
June 05, 2012
I feel it's a case of herd instinct as well as greedy speculators trying to make money overnight! As simple as that. It reached my target range price of $25-$28 (within 10 days!) so I'm happy I'm reading it right. Now, the question is how low it gets before one takes a position (if one should wish to invest for the long term, that is! The reason why anyone takes those position to begin with!)!
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