Visa priced its IPO at $44 per share on Tuesday, March, 18, 2008. The company raised $17.9 billion, making it the largest IPO ever in the United States.
Once a stock moves out of the IPO stage and into the open market, there are a number of factors that go into setting the price.
Actually nobody. The price of a company's share is determined by the demand and supply theory and not by any individual. During an IPO, the price is determined by the lead underwriters to the IPO issue. But once the stock gets listed, the demand and supply drives the price of the stock. If a stock has heavy demand and limited supply, the price of the stock goes up. Similarly if a stock has little demand and heavy supply, the price goes down.
Some IPO Related topics are:The IPO ProcessIntermediaries Involved in an IPOTypes of IPO IssuesCategories of Investors for an IPO
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