Initial Public Offer (IPO) is one of the most preferred strategies for companies to go public and now a days we can see a lot of people just applying for the listing gains sometimes without even knowing the name of the company. So, the purpose of this study was to critically analyze whether the valuations given by merchant bankers or the price band set by them is justified or there is a significant difference between price set by them and that perceived by market forces. Descriptive research with secondary data and primary was carried out, correlational, multiple regression and hypothesis testing was used on data for the last 3-year IPO’s in the Indian stock market. IPO price band is compared with the listing price and price after few months to judge the fairness of valuations given by merchant bankers and analyze whether there was an overreaction, under reaction or an optimal reaction on the price given by the merchant bankers. Further analysis has been done to know whether there is a difference in the way the market reacts to companies doing traditional business and technology or new age companies.
IPO, Valuations, Merchant bankers, Behavioural, Fundamental, Hypotheses, New age companies, Regression, Listing gains, Listed price, Issue price
International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development - IJTSRD having
online ISSN 2456-6470. IJTSRD is a leading Open Access, Peer-Reviewed International
Journal which provides rapid publication of your research articles and aims to promote
the theory and practice along with knowledge sharing between researchers, developers,
engineers, students, and practitioners working in and around the world in many areas
like Sciences, Technology, Innovation, Engineering, Agriculture, Management and
many more and it is recommended by all Universities, review articles and short communications
in all subjects. IJTSRD running an International Journal who are proving quality
publication of peer reviewed and refereed international journals from diverse fields
that emphasizes new research, development and their applications. IJTSRD provides
an online access to exchange your research work, technical notes & surveying results
among professionals throughout the world in e-journals. IJTSRD is a fastest growing
and dynamic professional organization. The aim of this organization is to provide
access not only to world class research resources, but through its professionals
aim to bring in a significant transformation in the real of open access journals
and online publishing.