It's not just the type of share - a single bid/buy transaction does not necessarily reflect the value of the rest of the shares. Saudis need to park tons of ca

It's not just the type of share - a single bid/buy transaction does not necessarily reflect the value of the rest of the shares. Saudis need to park tons of cash somewhere. They might be willing to pay a premium for the safety of an American company. A hedge fund may not. Valuation of a company by using a small sample transaction is always a roughshod thing.