LinkedIn IPO

[moneyclass]

Had a big day today on its first day. from 85 to around 105 a share now. what do you think of that price on LinkedIn? I think thats pretty expensive for that company.

whats your opinion?

[mcfroggin]

I'm avoiding like the plaque

[Mr Nice Guy]

Was trading at p/e of over 60 at some points today. I think its a little overvalued to say the least. But you never know, look at Google when it started and where it is now.

That being said, I wish I got a piece of the action but i'm trying to train myself not to speculate

[jpg7n16]

They make money on ad revenue.

And I don't know anyone who clicks on ads on linkedin (or facebook).

So I don't know how they make money.

What income stream are they buying at $100/share? What valuation does that put on this company with ??? revenues?


I know several people who click the ads on google/yahoo (sponsored search results). So at least I know how they make money.

[moneyclass]

its hard to believe that stock is so high and they are saying that they will not be profitable this year. i wont be getting in anytime soon.

[jpg7n16]

If a company has not proven that it can be profitable yet, then any purchase of stock is pure speculation.

Betting on Red 16 will sometimes pay off big. And LinkedIn may pan out too - but like roulette, it's a gamble.

[buildmybudget]

P/E was at 554 yesterday at one point, valued at 18 times revenues. If this isn't a bubble I don't know what is.

[Mr Nice Guy]

They make money on ad revenue.

And I don't know anyone who clicks on ads on linkedin (or facebook).

So I don't know how they make money.

What income stream are they buying at $100/share? What valuation does that put on this company with ??? revenues?


I know several people who click the ads on google/yahoo (sponsored search results). So at least I know how they make money.

They also get revenue through "premium" memberships on their site, something to the tune of $40/month

[mcfroggin]

They also get revenue through "premium" memberships on their site, something to the tune of $40/month

Who pays that?

[tripods68]

Bubble.....way overpriced!

[Mr Nice Guy]

Who pays that?

Obviously not you or me. If I had to guess, maybe employers who do a lot of recruiting, or business that do a lot of online marketing?

[facebookdigg123]

their revenue is like 50 million dollars. A valuation of 10 billion is insane. Man, i wonder what facebook and groupon's ipos are going to look like

[moneyclass]

their revenue is like 50 million dollars. A valuation of 10 billion is insane. Man, i wonder what facebook and groupon's ipos are going to look like

I know right.....i cant wait till they come out i totally want to jump in on those. facebook will be like google i bet. start at like 100 and just keep going up to 500 a share.

[jpg7n16]

their revenue is like 50 million dollars. A valuation of 10 billion is insane. Man, i wonder what facebook and groupon's ipos are going to look like

do you have a link to where you found that info?

I did some looking around for it, but didn't find anything. If it's in their filing docs for the IPO, I didn't read them either.

[DRILLINDK]

Just wait until options begin trading and traders can short the stock. Next week we'll get a taste of some downside in the stock when speculative traders start putting downside pressure on it.