2007-08-22 10:23:04 · 4 answers · asked by Carolyn P 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
The answer is 'no', but here's why:
When two companies merge, they usually issue a new stock for the combined company. Each company will have had a different number of outstanding shares previously issued, so even knowing the stock price, you can't tell the total value of the two individual companies and you can't tell what your stock value or number of stocks will be after a merger and reissue.
Now... if one company acquires the other... buys them out... : if the stock you hold is for the "buyer", then you would still have the same number of shares of stock. What would happen to the value of that stock depends on whether the "market" considered the buy out a good deal or not.
2007-08-22 12:02:23 · answer #1 · answered by kaminski64 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not likely
there is no such thing as a free lunch
repeat until you get it
2007-08-22 17:27:06 · answer #2 · answered by Spock (rhp) 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
b
2007-08-22 17:26:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No.
2007-08-22 18:29:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋