Elon Musk’s Twitter ‘Soap Opera’ Will End in a Takeover: Dan Ives

Elon Musk’s Twitter ‘Soap Opera’ Will End in a Takeover: Dan Ives
Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during a press conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas, on Feb. 10, 2022. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk sprang a surprise early Thursday by disclosing in an amended filing that he is making an offer to Twitter, Inc.’s board to take the company private.

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Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives maintained an Overweight rating and $1,400 price target for Tesla shares.

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Musk’s $54.20 per share offer to take Twitter private is a “historic move” and starts a “Game of Thrones” with Twitter and its board, Ives said in a note.

“Now ultimately we believe this soap opera will end with Musk owning Twitter after this aggressive hostile takeover of the company,” the analyst said.