From the Irish Times
Ryanair has launched a second bid to purchase Aer Lingus in an offer that values the carrier at €748 million, or approximately half the value of its first bid.
The €1.40 a share cash bid represents a premium of around 28 per cent over the average closing price of Aer Lingus shares for the 30 days to November 28th, 2008.
Ryanair already owns almost 30 per cent of Aer Lingus shares and said in a statement it is proposing a “merger of the two airlines into one strong Irish airline group under common ownership”.
At 1.12pm Aer Lingus shares were 16 cent or 14 per cent higher €1.28, while Ryanair stock was flat at €2.93.
What could this mean for Ryanair's stock price? Since the start of the year the stock has traded within a fairly orderly downward channel. The past month has seen prices up near resistance of this channel - a good sign for a pending break from the channel. However, the market reaction to the deal may delay this breakout a little while longer. Buyers have been interested when Ryanair stock dips below €2.50 so sideline money may be waiting for another trip to this zone before taking the bait. My call reflects this pessimism going forward.
Within our community; Ecoklens has already seen his call for a move to €3.35 stopped out at €2.85; while Amergin is looking for a target of €4.00 with a stop at €2.00. What's YourCall?
Dr. Declan Fallon, Senior Market Technician, Zignals.com the free stock alerts, market alerts, and stock charts website
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