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Analysts Create Major Surge in JD.com and Arista Networks
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Enough time has lapsed since the initial public offerings of Arista Networks Inc. (NYSE: ANET) and JD.com Inc. (NASDAQ: JD) that the analysts from the underwriting companies have now been freed up to initiate research coverage. This is called the end of the quiet period.
Arista has many more analyst calls as its underwriting syndicate was larger. STORY UPDATE 10:38 AM ET: The quiet period expiration analyst coverage is driving both stocks higher — much higher! JD.com shares were up over 5% at $30.05, after opening at $29.00, and Arista Network’s stock was up 9.5% at $68.35, after opening up at $66.97 on the day.
A quick background for each should be offered up. Arista’s IPO was 5.25 million shares and priced at $43 per share, trading up around $55 on the first day. The deal went above its $36 to $40 price range. JD.com priced at $19 (above the $16 to $18 range) for a whopping 93.7 million shares and traded to $20.90 in the debut.
JD.com Inc. (NASDAQ: JD) closed at $28.51 and analyst coverage was started as follows:
Arista Networks Inc. (NYSE: ANET) closed at $62.39 and was started as follows:
JD.com shares were initially indicated up 2.4% at $28.51 and Arista Networks shares were trading up 3.5% at $64.58 in premarket trading right before the open on Tuesday.
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