Krispy Kreme shares slip in opening trade, reverse higher
Shares opened at $16.30 after pricing at $17
Stocks open lower after week began with record highs
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Krispy Kreme Inc. shares fell 4.11% on Thursday in their debut trade on the Nasdaq before turning higher.
Shares of the Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based doughnut chain opened for trading at $16.30 apiece, valuing the company at $2.62 billion. Shares priced at $17 on Wednesday evening, below the $21 to $24 range that was expected.
The disappointing pricing came as investors were stuffed full of new offerings during what has been one of the busiest weeks for U.S. IPOs.
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| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNUT | KRISPY KREME | 11.04 | +0.15 | +1.38% |
Krispy Kreme’s sale of almost 27 million shares would have raised $640 million at the high end of the range and given the company a market value of $3.86 billion.
Thursday’s initial public offering is the second time Krispy Kreme has gone public.
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The company previously went public in April 2000 and was taken private by German conglomerate JAB Holding in 2016.