The combination of a new interest rate cut cycle and a swelling stock market will set up a fertile environment for more mergers and acquisitions in 2025. Lower interest rates will make financing the buyouts cheaper, while a rising stock market will enhance the buying power of acquirers using their stock in the transactions. The incoming Trump administration, with its initiatives to rein in government bureaucracies and loosen regulations, can also lighten roadblocks for companies looking to merge. Here are three stocks in the computer and technology sector that are viable acquisition targets in 2025.
