
Newsmax (NYSE:NMAX), founded by Christopher Ruddy in 1998, went public yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange after US President Donald Trump's election boosted the conservative TV news outlet's ratings and network audience.
Newmax's IPO success shares similarities with the performance of other companies associated with conservative media, including video-sharing platform Rumble (NASDAQ:RUM) and Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ:DJT), which rallied in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election.