Beware: This new IPO looks pricey

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ODDITY TECH LTD. $44 is a hold. Based in Israel, this company (Nasdaq symbol ODD; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 56.5 million; Market cap: $2.5 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.oddity.com) makes cosmetics (under the IL Makiage brand) and skin and hair products (under the SpoiledChild brand). It sells these products over the Internet to more than 4 million active customers. On July 19, 2023, the company completed an initial public offering of 12.11 million class A ordinary shares at $35.00 a share for gross proceeds of $423.5 million. Insiders control most of the voting power through multiple-voting class B shares. Oddity expects its revenue will rise about 47% to $477.5 million in 2023. It will likely also earn between $1.11 and $1.17 a share, and the stock trades at a very high 38.6 times the midpoint of that range. Oddity Tech is a hold. hold…