Valuing Twitter vs. Facebook; Which IPO Is the Cheaper One? It Depends on What You Measure
Social media users can debate whether Facebook or Twitter is a better place to post a picture of their kid or a snarky comment.</br></br>Now, investors are having a similar conversation: Which platform offers them a better value for their money?</br></br>Reuters</br></br>Based on IPO price versus pre-IPO price, Twitter Inc. is taking a more conservative approach to pricing than Facebook Inc. did. But by some measures, Twitter is being pitched to investors at a price that may make it appear more expensive than Facebook stock is right now.</br></br>The microblogging company has proposed an initial public offering price below where some investors already own the stock, and below where the company earlier this year pegged its own value.