Google Invests in ADT, ADT Stock Soars

Published Aug 03, 2020 15:35 PM

Google has announced a $450 million investment in the Florida-based security giant ADT, giving the Alphabet Inc company a 6.6% stake in ADT and sending ADT shares soaring.

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** *** ***** ****, **** **** improve ***'* ******** ** * ********** player ** **** ******** **** *** last *** *****? *** *******-***** ***** has ***** ********, ***** ********, *** other *** *******.

****** **** **** ** ******* *** deal, ********* *** **** ********* *** upcoming ***** *** *** ***********.

'ADT + ******' ***********

*** ********* ********* ***-**** ************** ******** ** *** ****** ****** *******, *********** *** '*** + ******' commitments:

  • $**** ********** ** *** ****** ******
  • $**** ********** ** ********, *********, *** technology *********
  • ****-**** *********** *********

*** "********* **********" **** ******* ****** a ***** ******* ***** * ****** stock **** **** *** **** ** rights ** ****:

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*** *-**** **** ** ****** ** a *********** **** ** *** ***********, potentially ********* ** ********* ******'* **** term ******** ** ******* ***.

ADT ***** *****

***** **** **** ****** ** ****** 3, ***'* ***** *****(****: ***)*** ********* ** **** ** ~**% and ** *** ******* ** **.**.

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** * ******** ****, ** ** the ***** **** *** ** *** trading ****** **** *** ******* *****, when ************ *** ****** *** *** at $** *** ****** ******* ** $12.39 ***** *** *** ** *******.

**** * ******* ***********, *** ***** is ***** *** *** ***** **** planned ** ** * *** ***** ago, **** * ***** ** $** "in *** ****** ** ***** ****** range *** *** *****".

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ADT ********* – ********** **** ********

*** ***$*.* ************** ** **** *** *** ~**,*** employees.

*** *******, ******, *** ********* ***** its**-*** (****: ***)** ******* ****, **** ********** ******** of *********** *** ******* *** *********** concerns ** ***'* ******* ** ******* in **** ******* ***** *** **** future *** ***** ** *** **********.

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**** *****, *********** ******** ** ***** a **** ** ***** ******** *** ADT *** *** ******** **** ** ~6 *******, ** ***** ** **** graphic ******** ** *** ******** ************:

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**** ** ***** ** *** ******** and **********, *******, ** ***** *** in ** *********.

Google ********* – ***** ***'* *********

****** *** ***** **** ***** ******* in *** **** ******** ****** **** the ******** ** * ****-*********** ************ and ****** *******, *** **** **** indicates ****** **** * ********* ******* in ******* *** **** ** ********** and *******.

*** **************** ************ ******'* "*****-******* **** ******** *** services", ******* ** "******'* ******* ******** technology".

***** ******** ** **** *** *** to ******* *** "************, ******* *** professional ********** *******" ** *,*** ******* professionals *** *** "******** ****** & dealer *******" ** **** * "******* smart ****" ** * **** ********** experience *** *********, ********** *********** *** RMR, ***********, *** ************ ********.

"Next ********** ** ***** **** ********"

*** ****** ************ ******** * ******* that *** + ****** **** ***** with ******** ******** *********, ******** ** "next-gen" ************ ******* *********, *** ****** "new, ********" ***** *** $**** ******** go ** ****** *******.

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*** ***** ******* **** ********* *** expects ** ***** ******* ****** ******* to *** ********* ********* **** **** and **** ****, ****** *** "**********" security ********:

*** ******* ** ***** ******* ****** devices ** *** ********* ********* **** year *** ** ****** *** *********** in ****. *** ******** *** + Google ******* **** ******** ******** **** utilize * ****** ******** *** * seamless ********** **** *********** ******* *** interoperability *** ******* ******** ***** ** mind *** ******.

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Outlook – **** **** ********* ****?

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**** ***'* ************ ******** *** ********** centers **** **** * ******** ********* in ******** **** ***** **** ******** competitors **** ****** **** *** **********?

**** ******'* ****-*** ******* ******** *** smart **** ********** ******* ***'* ********** credibility ** *** ******** ****** *** with *** ********* *******?

*** $*** ******* ********** *** $*** million ********** *********** ** * **** that **** ******* ****** ****** ** their ***** ** *** ******** ******** and ***** **** ******* ******* **** deal.

Comments (21)
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Undisclosed #1
Aug 03, 2020

*** *** **** * *********** *** it ** **** ** *** **** market. **** *** ********* ** ****** yet ****** ***** **** *** ****** at ***** ******* * **** ******* has **** **** ***. **** ** just *** *** ** *** ******* and *** ********* *** ********* ** Google ******* **** * ***** ********** into *** ** ******** ** **** the ****? **** ***** **** **** a ***** *** ** ****** *** rest **** * *** ****** ***** Amazon **** **** ********. ****** ** winded *** *** ** *****, *** is *** ******* **** ** ** American. ** *** ***** ** ********** ****** **** ** ******** ******* anymore?

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Undisclosed #2
Aug 03, 2020

*** ** *** (**** *****) ** the ********** ****** *** ******** **** picking ** ****** *****. **** ** all **** **** *** ***** ************!

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Undisclosed #3
Aug 03, 2020
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**** *******, *** **** * **** of **** **** *** *********** ******* even * **** ** *** ***** (or *** *****?).

*** **** ** ******* ***+ ****** (plus ********) ** **** **** *** to ****...

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
Aug 03, 2020

* ******'* ** ********* ** ***** was ******* *****-******** **** **** ****** the **** -***** *.*.*. *** ***** ******* *** Before **** ** **** **** ***** Soaring - *** *** **** *****

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
Aug 03, 2020

** **** ** *********** ** *** what ******* ** ********* **** *********, DSC *** ****** *** **** **** equipment ********* ** *** *** ***** dealers. ** ***** **** *** ***** be ********* *** ****/****** **** ******** as * *** ******** ********.

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John Honovich
Aug 04, 2020
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***'* ***** ***** ********* *** ***********, it ******** ** *****, ****** ********, but **** **** $*+ *** **** of *** ***:

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*****, ***** ***** *** *** ***** on *** ****, ******* *** **** stockholders **** ******* ** **** *** capture *** ******** *****. **** ***********, I ****** ***** *** ***** ***** will ***** *** *** **** ** the ****. ** ***** ********* ******** to ****, * ** *** ****.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #6
Aug 04, 2020

***** *** ******** ********, ******** ** knocking ** *** ***** *** * hope ******** ******* ** *** ****** the **** **** ** *** ****** industry.

U
Undisclosed #7
Aug 04, 2020

**** ** ** *** ****** ** the “*********” *** * ******** “****** citizen”.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #8
Aug 04, 2020

**** ******** ***** *****. ******, ** the *** ** *** ***, ** in *** ******** ** ********** ****. ADT *** * ***** **** ** customers *** ********* *** ********* ********** in ***** *****. **** *** *** equipment, *** ****** *** *** **** more ****.

*** ****** ******** ** ** **** is, *** **** ***** ****** ******* what's *********, *** ** **** ******* know, *** **** ** ***** ******* are **** ******* ** **** ****?

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #9
Aug 04, 2020

**'* *** **** *** ********** ** that ****, *** ***** ******, *** Apple *** **** ******, ********* ***** and ****** ** ****.

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Joey Walter
Aug 04, 2020
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***'* **** ***** ** **** ****** and *** *** ****** * ******** effort ** *** ***********, ********** ******** and ******** ** *** "**** **********", though ** **** ** *********** ** hear ******'* ***********, ** **** **** not ** **** ****.

** ***'* ******** ** ****** ******** than **** *****? **** *****:

"Next **********"

*** ****** ****** *********** ** ****** products, *** *** ***** ********** **** into ******** ***'* ******** ** ******'* advanced **********:

*** "**** **********" **** ** ***** AI *** ********** ***** ********* *** data *********

[******* *****] ******'* ******* ************ ** ambient *********, ***** ***** *********, ********* response, ***** *** **** *********, ********* products ** *** *** *******, *** yes **********

********

******** ** ***** ** *** *********** agreement ** $*** ******* **** **** parties, *** **** ******** *** ** surface ***** ******** ** *** ***** adding *******:

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*** *************, *** $*** ******* *****'* include *** ********* ******** ********** **** Google **** ** ****** - *********, talent *********, *********** ********* - *** all ******** **** *** $*** *******

***********

*** *** ******* ******* ****** ***'* plans ** ********** *** "******* ********" history ** *********** ******* ****** ********. Will ****** ** ********* *********?

**'** **** ************ ******* ********. *** example, ** * ******** **** *** Amazon ***** ***********, ** **** ***** provide ****

*** ** **** ** ******* **** in ********* **** ****** *** ***** hardware

** **** ** *********** ******* **** of *** ****** ******* ** *** home ******* ****

** *** *** **** ** *** business ** **** ** **** ****** devices *** *** ****. *** *** think ** ** ** ******* ** alternative ** *** *** ****

****** **** ********** ** ** ********* hardware ******** *** *** *** ********** installs

*** **** ************ ** **** ** having ********* ************* **** *** ******** platform ******** *** ******** ******** *** backend ***** *******:

*****.*** ********* ** ** * ******** for *** ** ***'* ******* *** Control ********

***** **** ****, ******* ******** ****** are ***** ** ** ********** **** existing *** ******* ******, **** ****** Home *** ****** **** **-**

** **** ***** ******** ** ********** new ******* ******** *** ******* *** in ****

Growth *********

*** **** *** ******** ****** ** growing *** ************ ******** *** ********* for ******'* ***** **** ********* *******, but ********* ***** **** ************ *** clearly *** ****** ***** *** ***:

*** ******* *** ****** ************ *** better ******** ********* ****** [*** ***** home *******]

*** ******** ******** *** **** ************ consistent ****** **** ******* *********** *** recessionary *******

*** ***** **** ****** ** ****** even **** ********* ****** [**** ********] and ** ********* ** **** ** 20% ********

Brand *** ******* ******

***'* *********** ** **** **** *********' brands ***** ** *** **** ** telling ** ***** ** ****** **********, with ****** ************ ********** *** *** representing "*****":

*** ****** *** *** ** *** things **** ******** ***** **** - we *** *** ******* ** ****** as * **** ******* *** ************ company, *** **** ****** **** *** ADT ***** ** ************ ***** *** peace ** ****

** ** ***, *** ** ******* about ****** *** *** **-******* "******" smart **** ******** ********, *** **** use *** $*** ******* ** ******** Google *** "**** ** *** ****" and ** ******* ** *** **** term.

** ** ** ** **** *** or ** ****** **** *** *** to ***** *** ***** **** *********, whether **** **** **** *** ***********, or *** *** ******* ** *** channel ******* ** ***** *** ***** home ********.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #10
Aug 06, 2020

*********** ****. **** **** **** *** company. ** ****** ** *** “* hate *** *** *********” *****. ******* I ******* **** ** ***** ** amazon *** ******* *** ** ******. Competing **** *** ** * ***** level **** ** ****** ** ****** acquires ****. ** ******* ****/******* ** how **** **** ****** *** *** and ** *****.

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Joey Walter
Aug 10, 2020
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****** *: ****** *** *** ********* an ****** ** ******** ** ********** 3.3% ** *** ******** *** ***** to *.*%.

****-* ******** ** ****** *** *** *** ** *** ********** reported **** ******** **** ****** ***** option:

***** ** *******, ****** *** *** unilateral ***** ** ********, *** *** same ***** *** *****, ********** ****** of ***** * ****** ***** **** that, *********** ********* *** *******, ****** holds *.*% ** *** ****** *** outstanding ****** ***** ** ** **-********* basis. ****** *** ********* ** *** Company **** ** **** *** ********* intend ** ******** *** ******.

**** ********** ***** ******* ** **,***,*** shares ***** ** *** **,***,*** ****** already **** ** ******.

**** ****** "*** ********* *********" ** exercise *** ******, ** * ******* discounted ***** ** ~$*.** ******** ** the ***** ***** ** ~$**, ********* are ******* ** ***'* **** **** prospects ** * ****** ******* ** a ********* ***********.

******** ** ********?

U
Undisclosed #7
Aug 11, 2020

** ** ********* ******* ** ********* weekly… **** ** ** ******* ** the ****. *** **** *** **** set *** *** *******. ***** ******* the ****** ***** *** *******, *** can’t **** * ********…. ****** *** give **********.

JH
John Honovich
Oct 17, 2020
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***'* ***** ** *** **** ***** what ** *** ****** *** ****** deal *** *********:

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*** ****** ******* *********.

U
Undisclosed #11
Oct 17, 2020

** ***** ** **** *****, *** only ********* **** ***** ******** **** benefitted **** **** **** (** ***** at *** ****** ******* *****) *** those **** *** **** ***** ** the **** ****** ** ******** **** public *** ****** ****** *** ************? (which, ** ******, ** *** *****)

*.*. ** *** ****** ***** *** day ** ****** ** **** ** the ****, *** **** **** *****?

JH
John Honovich
Oct 17, 2020
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* ***** *** **** *** *********** of ******* *******.

**** *******, ******* ********* ***** **** thought *** ***** *** *********** ***** to *** **** *** **** ****** out ***** *** ****. ** **** could **** **** *** ****** **** and *** ***** ***** **** ***** wiped ***.

U
Undisclosed #11
Oct 18, 2020

* **** **** **** ***********.

* ****** ****** *** ********* *** ended **** **** * ******** **** - ******, *** ***** *** ********** correct?

**..... *** ****?

JH
John Honovich
Oct 18, 2020
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*** **** ********* **** ***** ******** have ********** **** **** **** (** least ** *** ****** ******* *****) are ***** **** *** **** ***** of *** **** ****** ** ******** went ****** *** ****** ****** *** announcement? (*****, ** ******, ** *** legal)

*** ***** * ******* ******** ******** the ****' *** ** *******.

**, ****** **** ** *** *** of ****** *** ******* *******. *** example, ***'* *** ******* ****** ** late ***** / ***** *****:

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**** ***** **** **** *** ****** announcement *** ******* ** **** ** lock ** ***** *******.

*** *** ******* ***** ** **** seems ** ** ****** (***** ******** / '*****'), **** *** *** *** and *** ***** ***** ** ****** back ****.

U
Undisclosed #11
Oct 18, 2020

*** *** *****. ** *********** **** insider ******* *** *** '****' *** that ********* ***** ******** ***** ******** was *****.

****** ********* ***** **** **** *** spike ** ****** ***** ** * profit *********** ***** ***** ***.

*** ***** **** **** **** **** a ***** ** **** ***?

******* **** *** **** ***** **** stock *** ***** *** *** **** learned **** **'* ***** *** ************ increased *** ** * *** **** new ********. ** *** ***** **** investors ***** ****** *** **** *** immediate ********?

** ***** **** ****-**** ********* ** this ***** ** ******* *** ****** their ********* ** ******** ***** ***** day?

JH
John Honovich
Oct 18, 2020
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**'* ***** *** ************ ********* *** to * *** **** *** ********. do *** ***** **** ********* ***** divest *** **** *** ********* ********?

* ***'* **** ********** ** ****-**** investors *** ** *** *** **** after *** ****** ************. *******, '**** ** *** **** ****' ** * ****** ****** / approach ** *********.

*******, *** ** *** ******* *** stock **** ******* *** ****, ** September ****,*** ********* * ********* ***** ********* ****** *** *** ********** ***** sell **** ** ***** ******, ****** up *****:

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