“There’s nothing like a 1,500-percent-plus stock-value jump to
catch the attention of investors. Ever since Red Hat, a seller of
Linux software, went public and rocketed skyward, investors have
eagerly anticipated the growth of a hot new IPO sector. Two more
Linux-oriented firms will go public this week – VA Linux and
Andover.net – and plenty more are on the horizon. But what’s the
best way to play the rapidly evolving Linux market?…”
“It’s a foregone conclusion of most analysts and investors
that both VA Linux and Andover.net will soar in the public
markets.“
“It appears the IPO players will have a huge windfall,” says
David Menlow, president of data firm IPO Financial Network in New
Jersey. “It’s only a question of how high these open … As for VA
Linux, this one is probably the best stock for the rest of the
year.”