RAMP

NEUTRALM&A

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.

2026-08-17

Price

$37.68

-0.45%

This is the 2026-08-17 snapshot — the signals and analysis for RAMP as of this single trading day.

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Score11.5Top Tier

Signals5/8 DNA1/13 Act · 0/4 Risk

SentimentNEUTRALScore: 7

Volume1.4xvs 20d avg

Analysis

LiveRamp (RAMP) is currently trading as a classic merger arbitrage play following its agreement to be acquired by Publicis Groupe for $38.50 per share. The stock's extremely compressed realized volatility (5.3%) and sideways price action just below the deal price reflect institutional absorption by arbitrageurs, triggering low-volatility technical signals like QUIET_STORM and PERFECT_STACK. Today's shareholder approval of the merger clears a major fundamental hurdle, while the highly supportive RISK_ON macro regime—highlighted by ultra-low credit spreads (0.80%)—virtually eliminates deal financing risk.

Fired Signals

ALPHA MALEQUIET STORMGOLDEN CROSSBOLLINGER SQUEEZEPERFECT STACKBARGAIN HUNTER

Key Takeaways

Shareholders officially approved the Publicis Groupe merger today (August 17, 2026), clearing a massive hurdle for the $38.50 per share all-cash acquisition.
The stock's technical profile is entirely dictated by merger arbitrage dynamics, explaining the flat relative strength (-4.6% vs SPY) and compressed volatility.
With credit spreads at a remarkably low 0.80%, the macro environment heavily supports deal completion by the end of CY2026, leaving a highly probable ~2.1% arbitrage spread to capture.

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