Barron’s: Motorola split could boost shares 40%

Posted Feb. 8, 2010 at 9:13 a.m.

droid.jpgModels pose with Motorola’s new Android 2.0-based Motoroi during a press conference in Seoul in January. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

By Greg Burns | Motorola Inc. may look like it has its share of problems going forward, but the folks at Barron’s evidently believe there’s nothing wrong that a break-up can’t solve.

In the original Barron’s piece, analysts speculate that Motorola would be worth $9 a share if it follows through on plans to spin off its cell-phone handset division. That’s a better-than-$2 premium on its current market value.

Read the full story: Burns on Business

See also
• Greg Burns: Why breaking up Motorola may be hard to do

• See Moto’s Super Bowl ad on YouTube

 

One comment:

  1. Gino Spalding Feb. 15, 2010 at 6:26 a.m.

    Hey, just curious as to if you might have any further details so I can find a little more about it?