Seagen (SGEN) Stock Pops on Merck Buyout Rumors

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  • Seagen (SGEN) stock is jumping on buyout talk.
  • Rumors have been swirling that an acquisition is in the works.
  • The latest reports claim Merck (MRK) may buy it for about $40 billion.
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Seagen (NASDAQ:SGEN) stock is getting a boost on Thursday as rumors circulate that Merck (NYSE:MRK) is considering a buyout of the biotechnology company.

Rumors that a buyout of Seagen is on the way have been going around for weeks now. However, now it looks like things are heating up with the most recent reports claiming Merck is going to pay a pretty penny for the company.

According to these reports, Merck may be willing to shell out around $40 billion for the biotech company. The reports claim that Seagen and Merck are negotiating a purchase price above $200 per share for SGEN stock.

If true, that represents a significant premium for the company. Its current market capitalization is sitting at $33.2 billion and shares were trading at $175.13 when markets closed on Wednesday. That means Merck’s offer is likely to be at least a 14% premium over yesterday’s close.

The most recent reports concerning the Seagen acquisition claim that Merck wants to iron out the details soon. That’s due to it allegedly wanting the deal announced prior to the release of its Q2 earnings report, The Wall Street Journal notes.

The latest reports have SGEN stock experiencing heavy trading today. As of this writing, more than 2 million shares of the stock have changed hands. That’s already above its daily average trading volume of about 1.4 million shares.

SGEN stock is up 2.4% as of Thursday morning.

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On the date of publication, William White did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.


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