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Recode's Ed Lee On Twitter's M&A Outlook: 'It Comes Down To Price'
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 10:52am | 276Recode's Managing Editor Ed Lee was a guest on CNBC Wednesday to talk about the likelihood of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) being acquiring moving forward. According to Lee, salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) is the "only major player" remaining and any future acquisition "comes...
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Who's Most Likely Bidding On Twitter Now And At What Price?
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 12:54pm | 379Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) are trading lower by 20 percent after a Recode report said the company won't be receiving a buyout offer from a handful of companies that were reportedly interested in buying them out. Investors are now asking if any potential bidders are left - a question...
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Selling The Rumors? Twitter Has Now Lost Almost All Of Its M&A Talk Gains
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 11:54am | 498Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) fell more than 18 percent Thursday as investors piled into the stock over the past two weeks on hopes it will be bought at for a premium. Twitter's M&A saga began on September 23 and Twitter investors woke up to another Wall Street analyst turning...
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6 Reasons Google Should Buy Twitter
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 9:46am | 372Youssef Squali, an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, made the case that an acquisition of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) by Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) would be synergistic and willing to pay the highest price in any bidding war. Squali offered six reasons to justify his thesis. Related Link: Here Is...
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Twitter Isn't Very Attractive Right Now And This Analyst Is Surprised It Has So Many Possible Suitors
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 12:47pm | 343salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) are all said to be vying to buy out Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) - and this is "surprising" to Neil Doshi of Mizuho securities. Speaking as a guest on CNBC,...
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Why Would Salesforce Or Google Want Twitter?
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 11:21am | 446Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) were trading higher by nearly 20 percent Friday following a CNBC report the company is in discussions to sell itself to salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG), among other unnamed technology companies. Here is a look back at what Recode...
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If Twitter Were An M&A Target, Who Would Want It?
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - 9:22am | 522The constant barrage of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) rumors involving M&A activity is unlikely to show any signs of stopping. Although Robert "Bob" Peck of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey doesn't believe Twitter is likely to sell itself in 2016, this isn't stopping him from taking a deeper look into...
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Ross Levinsohn: No Chance Twitter Is An Independent Company In 12 Months
Monday, July 18, 2016 - 2:03pm | 325Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) spiked by more than 2.5 percent to $18.73 on Monday after Ross Levinsohn had some bullish commentary on the stock's outlook. Levinsohn, a former interim CEO at Yahoo and current executive at Tribune Media, told CNBC that Twitter is "such a great brand...
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If Anything, Twitter Just Lost A Potential Buyer
Monday, June 13, 2016 - 11:55am | 274Analysts and investors have been debating for quite some time if Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) will ever sell itself to a larger internet peer or strategic buyer. According to RBC Capital Markets' Mark Mahaney, this debate could continue but investors can at least scratch Microsoft Corporation (...
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Opinion: Twitter Has Been 'Trending Lately,' But That's 'Not All Good News'
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 10:31am | 364The Street Real Money's Anders Keitz argued that while some Wall Street analysts continue to argue that Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is "ripe for a takeover," the company has been "trending lately;" however, these trends were "not all good news." Keitz noted one of Twitter's chief rivals, Snapchat,...