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MSFT-YHOO: Time on Redmond's Side (Yes It Is)

Posted Mar 25, 2008 03:03pm EDT by Aaron Task in Investing

Yahoo! shares rallied Tuesday after Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney upgraded Tech Ticker's parent to buy and raised his price target to $34 from $31.

Mahaney may be right -- many believe Microsoft will ultimately raise its bid to get the deal done. But the reality is Yahoo is running out of both time and alternatives to the software giant's offer.

The other (harsh) reality is that the many on Wall Street are skeptical Jerry Yang & Co. can deliver on the bullish forecasts Yahoo gave last week.

"The roadshow by top Yahoo execs -- CEO and Co-Founder Jerry Yang, President Sue Decker and CFO Blake Jorgensen -- to tout the new growth plan the company unveiled last week was not such a hit with shareholders," writes Kara Swisher of AllThingsDigital.

16 Comments

Yahoo! Finance User
Yahoo! Finance User - Tuesday March 25, 2008 03:12PM EDT

Maybe the Fed will buy out Yahoo?

__A_YAHOO_USER__
__A_YAHOO_USER__ - Tuesday March 25, 2008 03:41PM EDT

The Fed won't buy YHOO, because it isn't worth it.

sang
sang - Tuesday March 25, 2008 03:43PM EDT

This is a easy buy. msft wants to buy yhoo! so, we can expect a mid 30's final price.

Dany
Dany - Tuesday March 25, 2008 03:58PM EDT

this is definetly a good buy now.. buy out around 34-36 sounds right

Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift - Tuesday March 25, 2008 03:59PM EDT

I think that gesticulating with the hands while talking may be a communicable disease. I've watched a number of videos in which Henry Blodget can't get through a sentence without raking the air with his claw-like fingers and I think lately Aaron Task has begun to show signs that he may have already spent so much time sitting hip by hip with Blodget that he has caught the illness.

Anne
Anne - Tuesday March 25, 2008 04:05PM EDT

Here's the deal $34 and no more enough fun let's get it done Jerry's time is almost done. Let's hurry up to get the deal down. so Jerry doesn't have to hang around. Tommie Boy

Yahoo! Finance User
Yahoo! Finance User - Tuesday March 25, 2008 04:06PM EDT

I think Yahoo needs to just take it. They are just wasting time with the whole ordeal, and quiet rediculous. They know they will not get out of this. It is unreal for them to pull out of this. If they do then I should stop investing.

Carl R
Carl R - Tuesday March 25, 2008 04:36PM EDT

Yahoo Finance is the best- MUCH better than aol.finance. I love Yahoo Groups. I would hate to loose these in a Microsoft scourge. I have owned YHOO stock for the long haul, and would be content to hold it for years. If Microsoft prevails, I hope for an all stock swap for my shares, so I do not get hit with 15% capital gains tax which would happen of MSFT buys for cash.

Carl R
Carl R - Tuesday March 25, 2008 04:48PM EDT

People criticize YHOO right now, while they are in a lull. But the overall YHOO model is a good one. Isn't that why MSFT wants to buy it? MSFT does not just want to throw money away -- they see that YHOO is, indeed a good company at an attractive price. MSFT has been trying to overtake YHOO in on-line advertising revenue for several years. Frankly, MSFT has failed miserably. MSFT has not been able to surpass YHOO so they have given up and realize buying YHOO is the way to go. We should not be anxious to sell out!

Yahoo! Finance User
Yahoo! Finance User - Tuesday March 25, 2008 04:51PM EDT

I don't think Yahoo is worth more than the $31 offer by Microsoft. $34 is their 52-week High and they have only hit that once or twice in 2 years and for no longer than a week. If Yahoo wants $34 or more per share, they would have to keep theis stock price consistantly at $34 for atleast 2 consecutive quarters. If Alibaba.Com buys itself free from Yahoo's 39% stake, then Microsoft should lower its offer more.

John
John - Tuesday March 25, 2008 04:54PM EDT

Are you two retarded? The FCC needs to be shut down???? God, I wonder whose payroll you guys are on....

Peggy
Peggy - Tuesday March 25, 2008 06:13PM EDT

Yahoo...please don't sell !!!!!!!!!! We don't need another stinking Microsoft product...

Rocker
Rocker - Tuesday March 25, 2008 09:23PM EDT

MRSF BOUGHT YAHOO. USERS SCREWED LET COMPENSATE ME AT 45

just a man
just a man - Tuesday March 25, 2008 11:00PM EDT

I say offer $29 then when they say, "but you said $31" then say OK DONE DEAL $31

Joseph
Joseph - Tuesday March 25, 2008 11:50PM EDT

i''ll say $34.or 35. would be a fair offer for yahoo,So lets shake hands and make a deal.....i'm tired of all the drama!

__A_YAHOO_USER__
__A_YAHOO_USER__ - Wednesday March 26, 2008 11:53PM EDT

I though Ms lacey said this deal was done within 10 days according to her good sources????? lol, yeah right. Face it, microsoft will never buy yahoo, not now that yahoo is teaming up with google & others, they try though

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