Robinhood has priced its shares at $38 apiece, the low end of its target range, reflecting slack investor demand for the highly anticipated initial public offering of the popular trading app.
The company, which aimed to sell 55m shares, had set a range between $38-$42 a share. While the hottest tech IPOs often price above of expectations, Robinhood’s value indicates that investor appetite was not insatiable for the brokerage’s stock.
The $38 final offering price announced late on Wednesday gives Robinhood a valuation of $31.7bn. Private investors previously valued it at more than $11bn in August. Shares are expected to begin trading on Thursday on the Nasdaq stock market.