Youth is wasted on the young — unless you’re one of these high-achieving Young Guns. Today’s Screen of the Day features five stocks that are all young — having gone public less than 15 years ago — while also appealing to millennials and the young at heart. GoPro (GPRO), the action-camera maker favored by extreme sports enthusiasts, has skyrocketed to 74.71 from its June IPO at 24. The company has built up a sizeable social media following on
Given that Black Friday doorbuster sales are practically an extreme sport, it’s a safe bet that someone will strap on a GoPro action camera to document the madness as shoppers rush into a Wal-Mart (WMT) store this year. It’s the shopping equivalent of the running of the bulls. Plus, in a very meta development, GoPro (GPRO) cameras and accessories are among the promotional items retailers are using to attract shoppers into stores Thanksgiving weekend. At its Thanksgiving evening sale, Target (TGT) is offering a GoPro Hero3+ Silver Edition camera for $249.99, $50 off the list price. Plus, buyers will get a $50 Target gift card upon purchase. Best Buy (BBY) also is offering a GoPro Hero3+ camera for $249.99. Plus, buyers will get a free 16 gigabyte Extreme Plus memory card and LCD Touch BacPac removable touch display worth $94.98. Best Buy also will be selling the Hero4 Silver camera…
GoPro (GPRO) shares wiped out after the action camera maker priced its secondary stock offering well below its recent trading range. GoPro stock was down 6%, near 74, in morning trading on the stock market today. It closed Wednesday at 79.09. The recent IPO went public on June 26 at 24 and hit an all-time high of 98.47 on Oct. 7. The San Mateo, Calif.-based company late Wednesday priced its follow-on offering of 10.4 million shares at 75. Current