Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK), LinkedIn Corp (LNKD): This Week’s Dumbest Stock Moves

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Of course, the underwriters are going to be bullish about a company that they priced at $9 a share and had fallen to $8.48 to start the week. Anything else would’ve invited angry clients that were sold stakes in the now-busted IPO.

Thankfully, the market’s smarter than that. Shares of YuMe Inc (NYSE:YUME) had fallen every single day this week heading into Friday.

5. This frog is no prince

Shares of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:LF) slipped on a lily pad after an analyst downgrade that may not seem fair. BMO Capital Markets is also lowering its price target — from $15 to $10 — on fears that the electronic learning toy maker’s LeapPad Ultra may not be the holiday hit that bulls are hoping for.

The $150 kid-friendly tablet does face a more competitive market than its LeapPad and LeapPad 2 predecessors did over the past two holiday shopping seasons. However, BMO pointing to glitches that it has come across, fly in the face of the initial wave of customer reactions. LeapPad Ultra’s customer ratings on Amazon.com aren’t all that different than the favorable critiques that the first two incarnations have received.

The article This Week’s 5 Dumbest Stock Moves originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Rick Munarriz.

Longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends LeapFrog Enterprises (NYSE:LF) and LinkedIn. The Motley Fool owns shares of LeapFrog Enterprises, LinkedIn, and Microsoft.

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