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This essay sheds light on what is an initial public offering, demystifies the factors that influence a company's IPO stock price, and expounds upon how a company can influence a high IPO stock price. Succinctly stated, an initial public offering is a term that refers to "the first time that a private company sells shares of its stock to the public on a stock exchange". The occurrence of an initial public offering denotes that a "company has transitioned from private to public ownership". An initial public offering is an act of equity financing in which a company sells "its stocks to the public on a stock exchange" in order to raise capital. Furthermore, by selling their "stocks to the public on a stock exchange", companies can more rapidly raise capital than they would otherwise be able to do so if they forgone selling their "stocks to the public on a stock exchange". Moreover, by selling their "stocks to the public on a stock exchange", companies can raise more capital to earmark into research and development efforts and expansion pursuits. It can be a potent competitive advantage for companies to sell their "stocks to the public on a stock exchange" since doing so renders it less cumbersome for them to swiftly raise capital. Companies that are keen on issuing an initial public offering often defer issuing an initial public offering until their financial valuation exceeds the $1,000,000,000 financial valuation threshold. It is also possible for companies to potentially qualify to issue an initial public offering in contexts in which their financial valuation is significantly less than the $1,000,000,000 financial valuation threshold. This is because stock exchange listing requirements for issuing an initial public offering can vary from stock exchange to stock exchange. Initial public offerings are often issued by non-startup companies.