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6. Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX)

Hologic ended a three-day losing streak on Tuesday, jumping 14.54 percent to finish at $62.17 apiece following news that it is being targeted for acquisition for $16 billion.

A report by Financial Times on Tuesday said that private equity firms TPG and Blackstone made an approach to acquire Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX). However, the latter was said to have rejected the non-binding offer.

If talks resume, the proposed deal would value Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) between $70 and $72, a significant premium to its $62.17 closing price on Tuesday.

In the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) swung to a net loss of $17.4 million from a $169.9 million net income in the same period last year.

Revenues dipped by 1 percent to $1.005 billion from $1.017 billion year-on-year.

In the six-month period alone, net income dropped by 56 percent to $183.6 million from $416.4 million, while revenues ended flat at $2.03 billion.