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Chipmaker Broadcom this morning lowered its hostile offer for Qualcomm by $3 a share as a result of Qualcomm's raised offer announced Tuesday for NXP Semiconductor.
Qualcomm has raised its offer for Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors to $127.50 in cash per NXP share. The sweetened deal satisfied some of NXP's biggest investors, but Qualcomm suitor Broadcom is not pleased.
Apple's expected use of Intel modem chips to replace long-time supplier Qualcomm's chips has other repercussions on Qualcomm's battle against a hostile takeover and its planned acquisition of another chip maker.
Broadcom announced Monday morning that it has raised its offer for Qualcomm by $12 a share and that this is the take-it-or-leave-it deal. The total value of the offer is $121 billion.
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Broadcom announce Monday morning that it plans to offer a full slate of 11 candidates to replace Qualcomm's board. The announcement follows Broadcom's rejected offer of $70 a share for Qualcom.
So far, Wall Street likes the thought of this merger. Still, many investors seem remain skeptical about a deal that is certain to face some of the toughest regulatory scrutiny.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Monday include Amazon.com, Biogen, Costco Wholesale, Kroger, Travelers and Wayfair.
A new Deutsche Bank research report makes the case that the semiconductor vendors themselves are very positive about the four major areas of concern in what is a highly cyclical arena.
The good news is that Qualcomm shares did not sell off handily on mixed earnings news. The bad news is that it may not be out of the woods yet.
Hedge funds cut their fourth-quarter investment in equities by 1%, with the biggest cuts coming to Procter & Gamble and Amazon. Bank of America and NXP Semiconductors were the most heavily bought.
Though earnings season is slowing down, there are still a few companies left in the mix that could put the wind back in the market’s sails.
