Linkedin Is Now Worth More Than....

LinkedIn’s $8.9 billion valuation means the company now has a larger market cap than JCPenney, MolsonCoors and even United Continental Holdings, the world’s largest airline.

The company ended its first day of trading (under the symbol LNKD) at $94.25 — more than twice the opening price of $45. That valuation easily puts LinkedIn among the 500 largest companies in the U.S.

To get an idea of how big LinkedIn is now, here are some other well-known companies with valuations in the same range:

• Tiffany & Co.: $8.9 billion
• Red Hat: $8.8 billion
• Sirius XM: $8.8 billion
• Chipotle: $8.8 billion
• Royal Caribbean Cruises: $8.7 billion
• Hormel Foods: $8.1 billion
• Electronic Arts: $8 billion
• Hyatt Hotels: $7.9 billion
• Expedia: $7.5 billion
• Seagate Technology: $7.1 billion
• Tyson Foods: $7 billion
• CarMax: $6.8 billion
• Hertz Global Holdings: $6.7 billion