M&A Blockbuster: PROS Holdings Stock (PRO) Skyrockets 40% on Thoma Bravo Acquisition Deal

Private equity giant Thoma Bravo strikes again—PROS Holdings becomes latest tech trophy in acquisition spree.

The 40% surge

Markets react with typical herd mentality as PRO shares explode on deal news. Trading volumes hit triple the average as speculators pile in.

Behind the premium

Thoma Bravo pays substantial premium for PRO's AI-powered pricing platform. Another traditional software play getting the private equity treatment while crypto-native projects build decentralized alternatives.

Wall Street's validation game

Another day, another 40% pop because some suits decided a company was worth more in pieces than as going concern—meanwhile DeFi protocols quietly process billions without middlemen taking their cut.

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Thoma Bravo will pay $23.25 per share in cash for PRO stock, representing a 41.7% premium to the stock’s closing price on Friday. The offer also represents a 53.2% premium to the shares’ volume-weighted average share price over the 30-day period that ended on Friday.

The deal has the unanimous support of PROS Holdings Board of Directors and needs approval from shareholders and the completion of other customary closing conditions. It is set to close in the fourth quarter of 2025. Once complete, PROS Holdings will be taken private and its shares will no longer trade publicly on the New York Stock Exchange. Due to the deal, PROS Holdings will not host a Q3 conference call and will release its Q3 results at a later date.

PROS Holdings Stock Movement Today

PROS Holdings stock was up 40.4% on Monday and is up 4.51% year-to-date. However, the shares have fallen 10.82% over the past 12 months. Today’s news came with heavy trading, as some 993,000 shares changed hands, compared to a three-month daily average of about 840,000 units.

Is PROS Holdings Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?

Turning to Wall Street, the analysts’ consensus rating for PROS Holdings is Strong Buy, based on six Buy and a single Hold rating over the past three months. With that comes an average PRO stock price target of $29, representing a potential 26.2% upside for the shares.