TiVo (TIVO) Higher On Takeover Speculation

July 1, 2011 8:47 AM EDT
Shares of TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO) are higher in pre-open trading Friday following a Bloomberg article which suggested the company could be an attractive takeover target following its long patent battle with Dish Network (Nasdaq: DISH).

The company could be worth $20 in sale, according to an analyst at Maxim Group.

Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG), Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) or Rovi Corp. (Nasdaq: ROVI) could find the TiVo an attractive target analysts at Janney Montgomery Scott said.

Shares of TiVo are up 4.5 percent in pre-open action.

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Janney Montgomery Scott, Maxim Group