The sale of its core business, and its stakes in Alibaba and Yahoo Japan, could see Yahoo's stock price jump to USD 40 a share, an almost 35 percent gain from Friday's close of USD 29.14.
The moves represent a stark rejection of Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer's plan to sell the USD 30 billion Alibaba stake, and revive the core Internet unit focusing on growing mobile, video and social media ads.
Girish Agarwaal, director, DB Corp, says advertisement revenue grew 7 percent for the entire year and in the fourth quarter it grew 4.5 percent.