Roblox: Strong Revenue Growth Could Sustain On International Expansion

TipRanks2021-03-26

On March 10, Roblox Corporation (RBLX) went public through a direct listing with a reference price set by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) of $45 per share. The stock rallied over 54% on its first ...

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HOCK
2021-03-28
HOCK
Interesting
jac_tb
2021-03-27
jac_tb
Waiting for Roblox to do a GME!
- Atwosome:
  to the moon?
Iinus
2021-03-27
Iinus
Still thinking
DanielHee
2021-03-27
DanielHee
Nearly got it at 60 but readjusted the limit price [难过]
PeggyOng
2021-03-26
PeggyOng
Hi
meht
2021-03-26
meht
[思考]

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