US IPO Weekly Winners & Losers

The long-term IPO outlook is getting brighter by the week. However, our July forecast is clouded by a lack of new filings.

The Renaissance IPO Index gained +0.8% this week, beating the S&P 500’s -0.2% loss.

Two larger IPOs just received a warm welcome, as investors continued to embrace new growth stocks. AI-powered cancer diagnostics company Caris (Nasdaq: CAI) priced above the range and finished the week +29.8% above offer. Tech-enabled insurer Slide (Nasdaq: SLDE) priced at the high end and closed Friday up +37.1%, with notably strong trading on day two.

A few storm clouds are on the horizon. Tariff uncertainty drives most of the hand-wringing, but investors are also keeping an eye on inflation and Fed policy, and geopolitical flare-ups in the Middle East.

Those risks explain some of the current IPO trading dynamics. With the end of the 90-day pause in tariffs fast approaching (July 9), if investors have any doubts, they’re happy to take first-day gains. Indeed, several notable IPOs are trading below the first-day close, such as Chime, eToro, and MNTN. Crypto firm Circle is one very notable exception: the new stock is now up +675% from its offer price, benefiting this week from Senate legislation on stablecoins.

That July 9 tariff deadline could also explain why we only saw one notable new filing this week, meat producer Kilcoy (Nasdaq: KGF). The next two weeks will give us a clearer picture of the July calendar, though it looks like we may have a tentative start to Q3.

One deal is scheduled for the week ahead, consumer debt collector Jefferson Capital (Nasdaq: JCAP). Owned by JC Flowers, the company buys and then collects on delinquent loans, including those made under buy-now-pay-later programs. It boasts solid return metrics, though peer trading has been weak.

Reddit led the IPO Index’s winners this week, up +17.7% on the launch of new AI-powered advertising tools. Kazakhstan-based fintech Kaspi.kz slipped -5.6%, with news that Morgan Stanley lowered its price target.