Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of struggling social media platform Truth Social, began its long-delayed journey as a public company at Tuesday’s opening bell under the ticker symbol “DJT.”
The stock surged about 56% at the open, to $78, and trading was briefly halted for volatility. Trump Media shares stabilized around $70 before fizzling. By the closing bell, Trump Media ended at $57.99, up by a more modest 16% on the day.
Despite the late-day slide, Wall Street is still assigning Trump Media an eye-popping valuation of nearly $11 billion — a price tag that experts warn is untethered to reality.
The skyrocketing share price comes despite the fact that Trump Media is burning through cash; piling up losses; and its main product, Truth Social, is losing users.
Trump Media generated just $3.4 million of revenue through the first nine months of last year, according to filings. The company lost $49 million over that span, yet its valued at $11 billion. Reddit was only valued at $6.4 billion at its IPO last week — even though it generated 160 times more revenue than Trump Media.
Bottom line: Trump Media is likely worth somewhere around $2 a share — nowhere near its closing stock price of $58.
The stock surged about 56% at the open, to $78, and trading was briefly halted for volatility. Trump Media shares stabilized around $70 before fizzling. By the closing bell, Trump Media ended at $57.99, up by a more modest 16% on the day.
Despite the late-day slide, Wall Street is still assigning Trump Media an eye-popping valuation of nearly $11 billion — a price tag that experts warn is untethered to reality.
The skyrocketing share price comes despite the fact that Trump Media is burning through cash; piling up losses; and its main product, Truth Social, is losing users.
Trump Media generated just $3.4 million of revenue through the first nine months of last year, according to filings. The company lost $49 million over that span, yet its valued at $11 billion. Reddit was only valued at $6.4 billion at its IPO last week — even though it generated 160 times more revenue than Trump Media.
Bottom line: Trump Media is likely worth somewhere around $2 a share — nowhere near its closing stock price of $58.
