Richard Clough, Bloomberg News
Jessica Alba outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, on May 5. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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Honest Co.âs stock slump deepened as the consumer-goods company started by actress Jessica Alba fell below the price set in an initial public offering just last week.
The shares tumbled as much as 10 per cent to US$15 Tuesday morning in New York, dipping for the first time below the US$16 IPO price on May 4. After gaining 44 per cent in the first day of trading, the stock has lost about a third of its value.
The slump is an inauspicious start for a company looking to capitalize on elevated demand for packaged-goods and cleaning supplies during the pandemic. Alba, who co-founded the direct-to-consumer brand in 2011 and now serves as chief creative officer, brought some Hollywood glamour to the IPO last week with multiple media appearances.