Automobile insurance startup Root Inc sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday at $27 apiece, above its target range, to raise $724.4 million, the company said.
Root, which has $200 million in debt, sold 26.8 million shares in its IPO. The company had set an initial target price range of $22-$25 per share for a sale of around 24.6 million shares.
In 2019, Root earned $290.2 million in revenue with a net loss of $282.4 million. In the first six months of 2020, the company’s revenue was $245.4 million with a net loss of $144.5 million.
Shares in Root are due to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday under the symbol “ROOT.”
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Wells Fargo Securities are the lead underwriters for the offering.
Source: Reuters
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