After its failed eBay purchase, will GameStop's stock finish next week at its lowest close of the year?
54% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 37 predictions cast.
GameStop shares closed at approximately $22.49 on Friday, May 22, 2026, well above the stock's 52-week closing low of $19.93 and far short of recording the year's lowest close — which is what the question required for a yes resolution. The backdrop was eBay's May 12 rejection of GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's unsolicited $56 billion takeover bid.
EBay's board, in a letter signed by chairman Paul Pressler, called the proposal "neither credible nor attractive," citing uncertainty about Cohen's financing arrangements, operational integration risks, and the debt burden the deal would impose. Cohen had assembled a $20 billion financing commitment from TD Securities and pointed to GameStop's roughly $9 billion in cash reserves, but eBay's board remained unmoved.
GameStop shares fell approximately 2 percent on the day of the rejection, then partially recovered. Over the following week, the stock traded in a relatively stable range in the low $20s — elevated well above its 2026 low. The market appeared to treat the failed bid as a contained setback rather than a fundamental reassessment of GameStop's value. The slim majority of predictors who expected the stock to sink to a yearly low were incorrect.