Instacart shares down 12% wipe out almost all ipo gains.
Instacart stock on Friday was trading just pennies above its initial public offering price, as early investors take profits and analysts fret about competition and slow growth.
Instacart, also known as Maplebear (ticker: CART), went public on Tuesday at $30 a share, and opened for trading at $42. But the grocery delivery company’s shares have been gradually sinking ever since. On Friday, the stock is off about 2% to $30.06.
One reason for the drop is that Instacart shares are getting a lukewarm reception from analysts. On Tuesday, Needham analyst Bernie McTernan launched coverage of the company with a Hold rating, on concerns about slowing growth and stiff competition from Amazon.com (AMZN), Walmart (WMT), Uber Technologies (UBER), DoorDash (DASH), and others. And on Friday, BTIG analyst Jake Fuller picked up coverage with a Neutral rating. Like McTernan, he declined to set a price target on the stock.
Instacart’s profit profile is healthy with gross margin at 76% and midteens margins on Ebitda, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.”
guve it some time and it will slowly go back up
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