Wall Street awaits GameStop CEO Cohen's next move after eBay rejected takeover bid - Reuters
What happened
GameStop's Ryan Cohen bid $125/share for eBay; eBay's board has rejected the takeover proposal after a 'thorough review.' The rejection leaves Cohen's next move — higher bid, hostile campaign, or retreat — as the key binary, while eBay insiders sold 15 shares in the last 30 days suggesting limited internal conviction that a deal gets done at any premium.
The read · May 27
Short GME into resolution — Cohen's $125 eBay gambit is rejected, GME's balance sheet gets stress-tested, and the stock has no analyst support to cushion downside if the deal narrative deflates.
Wrong if
Cohen launches a higher or hostile bid, triggering a renewed meme-stock squeeze in GME — the stock's thin float and retail ownership make it vulnerable to sharp upside squeezes that ignore fundamentals entirely.
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The read, in fullWhy it matters
GME's analyst consensus is deeply bearish (4 Sells, 2 Strong Sells, 2 Holds, zero Buys) and the eBay bid was the primary catalyst holding speculative interest in the stock. With eBay's board formally rejecting the $125 offer, the deal premium narrative unwinds and GME loses its activist-moonshot story. Cohen burning GME's cash hoard on a rejected bid at what would be a massive premium raises governance concerns, which the Princeton CorpGov forum coverage underscores — institutional holders will revisit position sizing. eBay insiders selling 15 blocks in 30 days suggests those closest to the company see limited upside even in a deal scenario.
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2-3 weeks into next Cohen announcement or GME update. Follow to be told when one lands.
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