There’s no way Rolls-Royce (RYCEY) is going to stay this low. It is down something like 80% since the start of the pandemic. Also, a recovery has nothing to do with a potential buyout.

The UK is expanding its defense spending with a specific focus on maritime power:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/18/uk/uk-military-budget-increase-intl/index.html

Who makes reactors and engines for the UK’s submarines and ships? Rolls-Royce: https://www.rolls-royce.com/products-and-services/defence/submarines.aspx

https://www.naval-technology.com/contractors/propulsion/rolls-royce-propulsion/

That’s actually one reason why there won’t be a foreign acquisition of the company, the company is too important to the UK’s military.

The UK is also expanding its nuclear power infrastructure, which is again a domain of Rolls-Royce:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/business/rolls-royce-nuclear-power-uk.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-21/u-k-s-johnson-pushing-to-make-nuclear-25-of-power-mix-by-2050

Rolls Royce also has a luxury EV project hitting in 2023 on top of everything else.

https://www.drivespark.com/amphtml/four-wheelers/2022/rolls-royce-spectre-ev-completes-winter-testing-035728.html

This all looks good to me, since the stock is $1.35 now and was over $10 like 2 years ago and has so many good things coming for it. But the stock has no options, so I guess I’m banned.

Edit: Oops there was a 50% dilution in share price during COVID, so betting on a recovery would be more like $5 not $10 a share.