Investor Concern Mounting Over Time Warner Cable-Comcast Deal

Investors have become increasingly concerned that Comcast's $45 billion deal for Time Warner Cable won’t make it to the finish line.

Time Warner Cable’s stock has dropped precipitously, falling more than 10 percent since the end of 2014. At $136.56 per share, its stock is also trading more than 10 percent below the value of Comcast’s offer, which gives Time Warner Cable shareholders 2.875 shares of Comcast for each share they own.

Concerns are mounting that the Federal Communications Commission or the Justice Department could block the merger outright or that the FCC could try to get major concessions out of Comcast to approve it. If it does the latter, some analysts think that Comcast might simply walk away.