Skyworks Solutions Surges 10%, Qorvo Climbs 6% While Chip Stocks Fall: Is the Merger Finally Clearing? David Moadel Thu, September 10, 2026 at 9:47 AM PDT 4 min read SWKS QRVO SOXX AAPL AMZN Quick Read SWKS surged 9% and QRVO gained 6% as CEO Phil Brace confirmed China's SAMR review hit its final phase, targeting a year-end close. SOXX dropped 2% on the same session, isolating the rally as merger-arb repricing, with AAPL the largest customer for both companies post-merger. Just released. Our analysts combed the entire stock market and named the ten best stocks to buy right now, and Skyworks Solutions didn't make the cut. Enter your email to see the names that beat SWKS. The report is free. Enter your email and see if any of your stocks made the cut. Shares of Skyworks Solutions ( NASDAQ:SWKS ) are up 10% to $84.24 in Thursday midday trade, while Qorvo ( NASDAQ:QRVO ) stock is climbing 6% to $111.49. The paired rally arrives on a session when the broader chip complex is red, which frames the move as merger-arb repricing driven by transaction odds. Shutterstock The iShares Semiconductor ETF ( NASDAQ:SOXX ) is down 2%. Meanwhile, the Invesco QQQ Trust ( NASDAQ:QQQ ) is off 0.9%, so the divergence between the two RF names and the wider market isn't subtle. SWKS Price Target 24/7 Wall St. QRVO Price Target 24/7 Wall St. Merger Clearance Optimism Drives the Move Skyworks and Qorvo agreed last year to combine, and Reuters reported the pair would create a $22 billion radio-frequency chip company at signing. Skyworks shares have climbed 20% over the past month, a run that predates today and points to a steady repricing of closing odds over multiple sessions. No same-day announcement, regulatory decision, or company disclosure has been published that accounts for this session's move at Skyworks or Qorvo. On the July 28 call, Skyworks CEO Phil Brace stated the company is "optimistic that we can close within the calendar year, and we will be preparing to close as early as within this fiscal year." Management also said the China review has "advanced to phase three with SAMR," which the company described as the final stage of that process. Free Report, Just Released Why Didn't SWKS Make The Top 10 List? 24/7 Wall St has helped investors make money for over two decades, and our top analysts just finished ranking the definitive Top 10 Stocks To Buy Now . Not the ten biggest companies. Not the ten everyone is arguing about. The ten best stocks to buy right now. And SWKS didn't make the cut! The report is free, and you can see why we think each stock is a top investment today. Enter Your Email and See the Ten Skyworks also disclosed roughly $2 billion of acquisition debt financing, a new $2 billion share repurchase authorization, and the elimination of its quarterly dividend to redirect capital toward buybacks, deleveraging, and opportunistic M&A. Those steps were positioned as preparation...
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