What Is the Public Offering Price?

By Keith Noonan – Updated Dec 18, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Key Points

Public offering price is a company-set stock price for initial or secondary sales.
This price affects total market value and can signal market confidence or concern.
A low offering price may boost share sales but dampen current shareholder sentiment.

To raise funds, companies will sometimes sell stock. When stock is sold to the public, the company will set and announce a public offering price.

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