Nuvalent Trades Close to $124 After GSK’s $10.6 Billion Offer
Nuvalent is trading on deal odds now, not on drug data. Shares last traded at $123.25, up 39.28%, after GSK said it will buy the Nasdaq-listed biotech for $124 per share in cash. That leaves just a small discount to the offer price. Nuvalent’s stock is being valued more like a GSK takeover play than an oncology bet. Nuvalent stock got a new cap Tuesday after the company agreed to a buyout. GSK said it will make a tender offer for all outstanding Class A and Class B shares at $124 each, within 10 business days. Tender offers pay cash straight to shareholders and are often used to speed up takeovers. The $124 offer is 40% over Nuvalent’s previous close and 26% above its 30-day volume-weighted average price, which tracks average trading prices by volume.