Cintas, UniFirst shares tumble as FTC reportedly plans to block $5.5 billion merger
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Investing.com -- Shares of Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) and UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) fell sharply on Tuesday following reports that the Federal Trade Commission plans to sue to block their proposed $5.5 billion merger. Still guessing which stocks will beat the…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTHIGH✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bearishRisk of an antitrust block on the $5.5 billion merger weighs directly on the expected value of both companies.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01Cintas shares fell about 6% after dropping as much as 7.5% intraday.
- 02UniFirst shares slid about 9%, recovering from an early plunge of 17%.
- 03According to a Semafor report, the FTC has notified both companies of its intent to halt the deal in court.
NEWS IMPACT AND MARKET REACTIONChange since the story · reference
Cintas Corporation215.25 USD-0.10%today -4.72%Negative UniFirst Corporation251.88 USD-1.80%today -9.93%Negative
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