How to buy Rivian (RIVN) stocks

Electric vehicle maker Rivian is now a publicly traded company, and is valued at over $100 billion. Its IPO marks the largest of 2021 and the biggest IPO of a US company since Facebook.

Rivian priced its initial public offering at $78 per share, well above the raised $72 and $74 price range. The stock opened at $106.75 per share and rose as high as $119.46. As of Wednesday afternoon, RIVN was still trading above $100.

Here's what we know about the IPO and how to buy Rivian stock in Canada.

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Latest updates for Rivian

November 13, 2024: Rivian has partnered with VW in a $5.8 billion venture to share critical EV and vehicle info to take on Tesla and Chinese-made EVs.

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Rivian stock price (NASDAQ: RIVN)

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Rivian stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-12.

Latest market close	$13.06
52-week range	$8.26 - $24.62
50-day moving average more info button	$10.84
200-day moving average more info button	$11.90
Wall St. target price	$15.11
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-5.60

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Rivian price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $14.7 from 2024-12-17

1 week (2024-12-12)	3.52%
1 month (2024-11-19)	44.54%
3 months (2024-09-19)	11.79%
6 months (2024-06-18)	33.39%

1 year (2023-12-19)	-39.63%
2 years (2022-12-19)	-33.27%
3 years (2021-12-17)	97.7
5 years (2019-12-15)	N/A

Rivian financials

Revenue TTM	$4.6 billion
Gross profit TTM	$-3,123,000,000
Return on assets TTM	-22.83%
Return on equity TTM	-67.16%
Profit margin	-121.38%
Book value	$5.78
Market Capitalization more info button	$14 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Rivian stock dividends

We're not expecting Rivian to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Rivian stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Rivian's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $8.26 up to $24.615. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Rivian's is 2.045. This would suggest that Rivian's stocks are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Rivian overview

Rivian Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles and accessories. The company offers consumer vehicles, including a two-row, five-passenger pickup truck under the R1T brand, a three-row, seven-passenger sport utility vehicle under the R1S name. It provides consumer services, such as digital financing and leasing, telematics-based insurance, vehicle maintenance and repair services, software services, and charging solutions. In addition, the company designs, develops, manufactures, and operates the Rivian Adventure Network Direct Current fast chargers, and offers access to Combined Charging Standard, as well as FleetOS, a proprietary, end-to-end centralized fleet management subscription platform. Further, it offers Rivian Commercial Van platform for Electric Delivery Van with collaboration with Amazon.com, Inc.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Rivian is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 26.608% of Rivian stocks are held by insiders and 45.82% by institutions. How many people work for Rivian?
Latest data suggests 16,790 work at Rivian. When does the fiscal year end for Rivian?
Rivian's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Rivian based?
Rivian's address is: 14600 Myford Road, Irvine, CA, United States, 92606 What is Rivian's ISIN number?
Rivian's international securities identification number is: US76954A1034

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