Electric vehicle maker Rivian is now a publicly traded company, and is valued at over $100 billion. Its IPO marks the largest of 2021 and the biggest IPO of a US company since Facebook.
Rivian priced its initial public offering at $78 per share, well above the raised $72 and $74 price range. The stock opened at $106.75 per share and rose as high as $119.46. As of Wednesday afternoon, RIVN was still trading above $100.
Here's what we know about the IPO and how to buy Rivian stock in Canada.
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Is it a good time to buy Rivian stock?
Only you can make the decision on the time to leap... but here's some supporting information and analysis.
Use our graph to track the performance of RIVN stocks over time.
Share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Rivian's shares have ranged in value from as little as $8.26 up to $28.06. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Rivian's is 1.886. This would suggest that Rivian's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Historical closes compared with the last close of $8.74
1 week (2024-04-10)
-8.67%
1 month (2024-03-17)
-23.33%
3 months (2024-01-17)
-44.47%
6 months (2023-10-17)
-51.69%
1 year (2023-04-17)
-34.92%
2 years (2022-04-17)
-77.14%
3 years (2021-04-11)
N/A
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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Frequently asked questions
We're not expecting Rivian to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. Typically it's companies that have been around for longer that pay dividends (Rivian had its IPO on 9 November 2021). However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
Currently 27.94% of Rivian shares are held by insiders and 51.605% by institutions.
Rivian's fiscal year ends in December.
Rivian's address is: 14600 Myford Road, Irvine, CA, United States, 92606
It's as easy to sell Rivian as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Rivian stocks that you already own.
Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
Sell your Rivian shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold
Most dealing providers will let you use your debit card to top up your account and buy shares. The main ways are with a debit card, bank transfer or with Apple/Google Pay.
The easiest way to get hold of some Rivian shares is to sign up for a stock trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in Rivian shares.
Rivian financials
Revenue TTM
$4.4 billion
Gross profit TTM
$-3,123,000,000
Return on assets TTM
-20.7%
Return on equity TTM
-47.36%
Profit margin
-122.51%
Book value
$9.44
Market capitalisation
$8.5 billion
TTM: trailing 12 months
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