Spinoff Spotlight: Veoneer Inc.

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VEONEER INC. $36.57 is now a hold. The company (New York symbol VNE; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 112.0 million; Market cap: $4.1 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; www.veoneer.com) makes automotive radar, cameras with driver-assist systems, night-vision equipment, and brake controls. On June 29, 2018, Swedish auto parts makers Autoliv spun off Veoneer as a separate firm. Shareholders received one Veoneer share for every Autoliv share they held. Computer chip-giant Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq symbol QCOM) is now offering to buy Veoneer for $37.00 a share in cash. That tops an earlier $31.25-a-share offer from Magna International Inc. (Toronto symbol MG). Veoneer shares are trading just below the Qualcomm takeover offer. That indicates shareholders are not expecting a higher bid. We’ll continue to update our advice on any competing takeover bids—including potentially a higher bid from Magna—in the weekly Hotline. Veoneer is a hold. hold…