IPO Lookout

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) made its Nasdaq debut on Wednesday. The company went public via special purpose aquisition company (SPAC) New Providence Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: NPA) with an estimated post-transaction enterprise value of $1.4 billion. AST SpaceMobile uses satellites...

Planet Fitness Inc (NYSE: PLNT) expects to begin trading Thursday, August 6. Between its class A and class B shares, the company will have a $1.5 billion market cap, if its 13.5 million share offering prices at the midpoint of its $14 to $16 range. The company heavily promotes its "judgement-...

The second largest initial public offering of the year, TerraForm Global (NASDAQ: GLBL), is set to begin trading the week of July 27. The company anticipates its offering to price 56.57 million shares between $19 and $21 per share on the NASDAQ. At its midpoint, it would have a market cap of $1....

Discount retailer Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: OLLI) plans to raise $153 million in its IPO, Thursday, July 16. Since 1982, Ollie’s exhibits fast store and sales growth and is a profitable company. The retailer plans to offer 8.9 million shares at a price range of $13...

Wayne Farms Inc (NASDAQ: WNFM), the sixth largest producer and processor of broiler chickens, plans to raise over $300 million in its IPO this Thursday. The company is being spun off from parent Continental Grain. Wayne Farms expects to offer over 12.8 million shares between $18 and $21 per share...

The wearable fitness tracker company Fitbit, Inc. hopes to raise $358 million this Friday in what could be the hottest IPO of 2015. With great growth across the board, the company plans to issue 22.4 million shares between $14 and $16 per share on the NYSE under the ticker FIT. What Is Fitbit?...

#TheWingExperts fast casual restaurant chain Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING) prepares for its IPO Friday, June 12. The company initially planned to raise $75 million by offering 5.8 million shares between $12 and $14 per share amid strong demand from investors for restaurant IPOs. That range has since...

Canadian eCommerce website Shopify Inc. (NYSE: SHOP), which helps businesses create online storefronts will conduct its IPO Thursday, May 21, with a valuation as high as $1.04 billion. The Ontario based company plans to raise almost $108 million and will list both in Canada and the U.S. on the...

The IPO boom has raised billions of dollars for promising biotech developers who make compelling pitches to investors. A most recent example was Aduro BioTech Inc (NASDAQ: ADRO)'s sizzling IPO that raised a higher-than-expected $119 million in mid-April this year. The clinical-stage biotech...

To say it's a jam-packed week for the IPO market is an understatement. With twelve IPOs scheduled – ranging from biotechs, REITs, MLPs and a hot restaurant – investors have quite a menu to choose from. Southeastern restaurant chain Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOJA)...

Headache combatant CoLucid Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CLCD) is three days from going public Friday, May 1. The biopharmaceutical company plans to raise $86 million through 5.4 million shares between $13 and $15. CoLucid has a market cap of $210 million and will list on the NASDAQ under the ticker...

Apigee Corp (NASDAQ: APIC), the rapidly growing software developer based in San Jose, plans its $105 million initial public offering Friday. The company expects to price its shares between $16 and $18. Pricing at the midpoint would value Apigee at $495 million in terms of market cap. The company...

The first quarter of 2015 was the worst quarter for companies going public in the last three years. The negative results were due mostly to an influx of private funding for companies and macro events. Despite the recent slowdown, investors may have something to party about with a mix of six...

Heading into the Easter holiday week, IPOs include two holdovers, a digital printer, and the well-known web solutions provider, GoDaddy Inc (NYSE: GDDY). Well known for its sexy Super Bowl Ads, GoDaddy is the world leader in the domain marketplace offering domain registration, hosting and...