Fiverr Languishes Below IPO Price as First Chance to Sell Nears

(Bloomberg) -- Fiverr International Ltd.’s initial zing has almost entirely faded since its June IPO, with the stock falling for six straight days to below its IPO price as insiders’ and early investors’ first chance to sell looms on Tuesday.

The biggest stakeholders include Viola Private Equity’s Jonathan Kolber, Deer VII & Co., Accel London III Associates, Square Peg Group, and co-founder and chief executive officer Micha Kaufman, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. But post-IPO stock weakness, with shares off the June high of $44 by more than 52%, make it less likely shareholders will walk away.

Fiverr chief Kaufman was unavailable to respond to queries.

The operator of an online marketplace for software services had the fourth-best debut of this year’s 239 IPOs, rising a whopping 90% from offer to its first close. That ranks just behind Beyond Meat Inc., Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp., and Cortexyme Inc., each of which has done better hanging on to initial gains. Underwriters on the Fiverr IPO were JPMorgan, Citi, BofA, UBS, Oppenheimer, Needham, and JMP Securities.

Analysts appear split, with four buy, three hold and no sell ratings on the stock, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. But with price targets ranging from $22 to $34, they seem to agree that debut highs are unlikely to be seen again anytime soon.

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