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  • Groupon: Not so Fast

    By Andrés Cardenal - May 15, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, GOOG, GRPN

    Shares of Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) were jumping more than 12% on Tuesday after the company reported earnings and revenue well above analysts’ expectations. The news comes as an important relief for Groupon shareholders who have been hit hard in recent months due to concerns over the discount site's business model and sustainable growth rate. Over the long term, however, investors need to pay close attention to the competitive environment more »

  • Groupon Investors’ Selective Memory Warranted

    By Tim Brugger - May 15, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, GOOG, GRPN

    To think it was only a month and a half ago – give or take – when the most recent “accounting irregularities” rocked the collective world of Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) shareholders. After what can only be called a stellar Q1, Groupon’s earlier woes seem to be long forgotten. And why not? Management was clueless, they got called on the SEC financial carpet, and it’s safe to say all should be more »

  • Groupon Major Global Technology Integration Initiative Has Started. Why Do They Need This Already? Silence on Costs!

    By George Gutowski - May 14, 2012 | Tickers: GRPN

    Groupon Inc.  (NASDAQ: GRPN) announced some better results and encouraged the market to keep believing. Investor relations is subtly promoting the classic buy and hold let us do the work approach to investing. OK, so a new tech company out of the chute should be showing improvement. That's what investors have bought into: a rapidly improving story. Note the emphasis on "rapidly".

    In reading the conference call transcript, I more »

  • Groupon: Are There any Coupon Deals Also for Investors?

    By Jihong Wei - May 9, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, GRPN

    Companies and their underwriters tend to price their stocks for IPOs in a way that mostly benefits company founders and original investors. In other words, a stock may be overvalued and thus its price can become unsustainable in post-IPO trading. All these can come at the expense of public investors. A fresh example of IPO over-valuation from the most recent memory would be the stock issuance by Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPNmore »)

  • A MySpace Caliber Disappointment Could be in Store Here

    By Patrick Facey - May 4, 2012 | Tickers: GRPN, LNKD, NFLX, P

    The unnerving volatility of the technology industry has been known to ruthlessly slash the stock prices of seemingly well established companies, as someone like say Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) could surely attest to, after they got slapped around by the market and scattered back to the drawing boards. They were positioned perfectly to become a staple in home entertainment, but went up in flames as the result of confidence turned arrogance more »

  • Dot Com Bust 2.0?

    By David Danna - May 3, 2012 | Tickers: GRPN, ZNGA

    This year Facebook is set to IPO making its founders and early employees insanly rich, in fact an artist named David Choe who was paid in Facebook stock for painting a wall at the Facebook headquarters is set to become a multi-millionare. Facebook is not the only web 2.0 company that is planning to go public or has gone public. YELP!, AVG Technologies, Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA), Angie's more »

  • Netflix: Could 4 Million More Subscribers Push This Stock Higher?

    By Maxwell Fisher - April 30, 2012 | Tickers: CSTR, GRPN, NFLX, ZNGA

    Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) had a share price of $106 per share at the close last Friday. Its quarterly earnings came out Tuesday and the company reported the addition of 3 million streaming subscribers in the first quarter and a return to profitability sooner than it had forecast. Why then, is the stock down 20% and trading at $83 per share Wednesday? It's a good question that has no reasonable more »

  • Facebook I.P.-Oh No Not Groupon

    By Kyle Metivier - April 27, 2012 | Tickers: GRPN

    I’ve stated before that I have neither an interest with investing in the upcoming Facebook IPO, nor do I plan on accumulating “friends” on the social media site, and not because I have so little time to keep up with high school classmates from various cliques from over twenty years ago. That’s what email, reunions, and public records that post mug shots are for.

    I’m sure several more »

  • Investors Shouldn't Yelp for Joy

    By Brandy Betz - April 13, 2012 | Tickers: GRPN, JIVE, P, YELP

    Initial analyst opinions are in for Yelp (NYSE: YELP), the business review site that listed its IPO at the beginning of last month. Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Jeffries & Col, and Oppenheimer Research recommended a Neutral rating across the board. Analysts cited concerns included the possibility that shares are overpriced and questions about Yelp’s stability.  When a company’s own underwriters are taking a “wait and see” approach, it doesn’t more »

  • Groupon Could Plummet On Facebook IPO

    By Helen Hagan - April 11, 2012 | Tickers: GRPN, TZOO, YELP

    The company that pioneered the online group discount rewards and incentives business in the U.S. is Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN). Established in 2008, Groupon provides a list of daily deals in over 45 countries. The website works by having local retailers sign up and offer products and/or services at reduced prices. Companies can benefit from this partnership with Groupon, because they can target local or distant customers. Groupon's more »

  • Groupon Grapples With Accounting 101

    By j.a. graham - April 10, 2012 | Tickers: GRPN

    Another day, another accounting gaffe – restatements already and it’s just their first quarter as a publicly traded company.

    Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) has been publicly traded since November 2011 and was born in a choppy sea of accounting irregularities with no smooth sailing in sight for shareholders yet. 

    In a seemingly endless series of highly entertaining exchanges with the SEC pre-IPO, Groupon was forced to accede to several accounting changes more »

  • IPOs: Facebook No Bellwether

    By Jane Genova - April 10, 2012 | Tickers: GOOG, GRPN, LNKD, ZNGA

    Investors are paying plenty of attention to IPOs in general and internet IPOs more specifically. And there is plenty of action to pay attention to. The Dow Jones Venture Source documents that Q1 2012 has been the most active for IPO activity since Q4 2007.  In addition, excitement escalates now that FACEBOOK had filed its IPO S1 with the SEC. 

    Actually, though, in my opinion, that overall focus might be more »

  • The Week that Was: Groupon, Ford, GM and Target

    By Tim Brugger - April 9, 2012 | Tickers: F, GM, GRPN, TGT

    The reaction to the job numbers announced on Friday has continued the market’s recent slump. But before investors become too concerned, it's worth noting that the price movements we’ve seen the last few trading days in particular is to be expected. Recoveries take time to gain traction – which of course is necessary for a sustained return to a growing market. Not there yet of course, but many more »

  • Groupon Slithers Away Friday Night

    By George Gutowski - April 4, 2012 | Tickers: GRPN

    Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) announced a material weakness in its accounting policies. It tried to assuage investors that the real numbers like cash flow and real profits are still the same. Also the critical guidance was going to stay the same so hang on investors, stay with the cause. Personally I have to disclose to you that I originally signed up for Groupon deals identifying myself as a solvent white more »

  • Google: The Best Social Media Play?

    By Helen Hagan - April 4, 2012 | Tickers: GOOG, GRPN, JIVE, LNKD, ZNGA

    Social media and the rise of web 2.0 is a megatrend that is growing the US economy.  In The next wave of digital growth is here, Todd Harrison wrote that web portal usage is down 24%, while social has grown 52%. These changes demonstrate how the economy of the net is fundamentally changing. New developments in the “hypernet” threaten to undercut television and web search. Though these changes and more »

  • Groupon: Just When You Thought It Couldn’t Get Any Worse

    By Tim Brugger - April 4, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, GOOG, GRPN

    The Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) IPO in November – as expected – was met with over-the-top fanfare. As happens so often Groupon was and is one of those companies that individual investors in particular love – they use the service, like it and so invest in it – irrespective of fundamentals. Of course it’s easy to say now, but the woes the company is suffering through after the recent re-stating of financials shouldn’t more »

  • Tech Fads Will Continue to Sink

    By Chris Martin - April 2, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, GRPN, NFLX, P

    Today Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is restating it's first public earnings release (downwards).  To me this isn't much of a surprise, and I think the Groupon's best days, sadly are already behind it.  In the same boat as Groupon is Pandora (NYSE: P), and the "titan" of the group, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX).  

    It's a simple strategy, but buy what you know.  And my question is, who do more »

  • Time to Buy Zynga?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 28, 2012 | Tickers: EA, GRPN, LNKD, OPEN, ZNGA

    With continued speculation over a social media bubble, we are taking a look at the creator of Farmville and acquirer of OMGPOP (developer of Draw Something) for $200 million. Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), held by Chase Coleman, has been growing like a weed and has plans to launch its own gaming platform and enter the online gambling market. ZNGA publishes games on social media networks, notably Facebook. While in the past more »

  • Public Companies: The End Is Near

    By Jane Genova - March 20, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, GRPN, LO, PEP, KR

    The Schumpeterians among us have been anticipating the death of public companies.  They had had a good run, peaking in 1997 with 7000 listed on major U.S. stock exchanges.  A sign of the times, current listings are at about 4000. 

    Fortunately, we have been on the money. The end of the public company is near. One factor is that capitalism is changing.  Public companies haven’t kept up with more »

  • So How are those Offline IPOs Doing? Part 1

    By Eric Volkman - March 17, 2012 | Tickers: CZR, GRPN, PRLB, YELP, ZIP

    IPOs are always exciting. Who doesn’t like it when a new company arrives on the stock market? It’s fun to watch a new stock’s price jump and pop in its first few days after going public. There has been a host of new stocks to watch over the past year, as companies lose their inhibitions about floating shares and a few middle-sized and big names come to more »

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