Fact-check: “IPO prices often are higher on offering than the stock price is a few months later”
Verdict: Mostly True (68% confidence)
The academic record consistently shows that many IPOs trade below their offer price within the first year, with large-sample studies by Ritter and others documenting that a substantial fraction of IPOs 'break issue' (fall back to or below the offer price) within months. The SEC itself notes that IPO prices 'often fall' after the initial trading period. The main qualification is that the offer price is typically set below the first-day trading price — so for the very first hours or days, the mar…
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