106 documents showing 1–60
Tripadvisor, Inc. TRIP
Tripadvisor's Board has tolerated ~50% value destruction under CEO Goldberg; Starboard demands a sale of the entire company or will run a majority-slate proxy fight at the 2026 meeting.
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Phillips 66 PSX
Phillips 66 has trailed Valero and Marathon by 138-188% over a decade while paying its CEOs $140M; Elliott's four nominees will simplify the conglomerate and unlock 75%+ upside.
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Phillips 66 PSX
Phillips 66 is deeply undervalued under a conflicted, overpaid leadership team; electing Elliott's four directors and adopting the Streamline 66 portfolio-simplification plan could unlock 75%+ upside.
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Phillips 66 PSX
Phillips 66 has underperformed Marathon and Valero for years while CEO Mark Lashier collected $79M; elect four Elliott nominees to break up the conglomerate and restore accountability.
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Pfizer Inc. PFE
Pfizer squandered its $40bn COVID windfall on overpriced M&A while delivering almost none of the 15 promised blockbusters; the Board must hold management accountable.
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Salesforce, Inc. CRM
Salesforce's 2022 turnaround delivered +1,000bps margins and +99% stock; Starboard argues further cost discipline plus Agentforce growth can hit the Rule of 50 by FY2028 and $20+ FCF/share.
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Autodesk, Inc. ADSK
Autodesk's Board misled shareholders on free cash flow and ran out the nomination clock; reopen the vote, refresh directors, and fix margins to close the peer gap.
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Texas Instruments TXN
TI's rigid $5bn/year capex ramp is building ~50% excess capacity and has collapsed FCF per share 75%; flex capex to demand and commit to $9.00+ per share by 2026.
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GoDaddy Inc. GDDY
GoDaddy is a high-quality infrastructure business trading at a wide FCF-multiple discount; committing to 40% growth-plus-profitability and buying back stock unlocks $170-$200+ per share.
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Phillips 66 PSX
Phillips 66 has lost investor trust by taking its eye off refining; adding two refining-experienced directors — and Marathon's 2019 playbook if targets slip — unlocks ~75% upside to $205+.
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GoDaddy Inc. GDDY
GoDaddy is a scale-leading infrastructure business trading at 11x FCF; replaying Starboard's Splunk/Wix/Salesforce margin-expansion playbook can close a 37% peer gap and re-rate the stock.
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GoDaddy Inc. GDDY
GoDaddy has missed its 2022 Investor Day targets as Tech & Dev expenses ballooned; cutting costs to a 40% growth+profitability exit rate and adding a Starboard director unlocks a ~40% valuation re-rating.
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LivePerson, Inc. LPSN
LivePerson's Founder-CEO LoCascio has destroyed value and ignored governance; Starboard is launching a 2023 proxy fight to force a CEO change or sale of the company.
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Rogers Corporation ROG
Starboard's 6.5% stake in Rogers Corporation backs a board slate of specialty-materials veterans, arguing undervalued shares warrant fresh director expertise after the failed DuPont sale.
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Fund
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Thesis
Scores
Feb 17, 2026
Starboard Value
Tripadvisor, Inc.
TRIP
Tripadvisor's Board has tolerated ~50% value destruction under CEO Goldberg; Starboard demands a sale of the entire company or will run a majority-slate proxy fight at the 2026 meeting.
N4
V2
Feb 12, 2026
Spruce Point Capital
Super Group (SGHC) Limited
SGHC
Super Group overstates EBITDA by consolidating 100% of South African crown-jewel Raging River despite evidence of a 10.71% minority interest, implying 20%-50% downside to $4.25-$6.80.
N4
V3
Feb 04, 2026
Wolfpack Research
IonQ Inc
IONQ
IONQ's $14B valuation relied on Pentagon 'validation' that was really backdoor congressional earmarks — now unfunded — with management hiding the $54M hole via non-quantum roll-ups while insiders dumped $396M.
N4
V2
Dec 01, 2025
Engine Capital
UniFirst Corporation
UNF
Engine urges UniFirst's independent directors to form a special committee and force a sale — the Croatti family's rejection of four Cintas bids has already cost shareholders ~$1.3B.
N4
V2
Nov 06, 2025
Grizzly Research
HelloFresh SE
HFG
HelloFresh's core meal-kit business is in terminal decline while CEO Dominik Richter pledges 77% of his stock to fund his brother's leveraged real-estate empire — a margin call could crater the stock.
N4
V3
Nov 06, 2025
Grizzly Research
HelloFresh SE
HFG
HelloFresh's CEO has pledged 77% of his shares to fund brother's real estate, driving an EUR100m buyback to avert margin calls while the meal-kit business structurally collapses.
N5
V3
Oct 08, 2025
Wolfpack Research
Datasection Inc.
3905
Datasection is covertly supplying 15,000 export-controlled NVIDIA B200 GPUs to sanctioned Chinese military-linked Tencent via CEO-founded shell NowNaw Japan; already reported to US BIS and Japanese authorities.
N4
V2
Aug 27, 2025
Grizzly Research
Archer Aviation Inc
ACHR
Archer Aviation is 'the Nikola of the skies' — the Midnight eVTOL is uncertifiable, the Covington factory sits idle, and the $6B order book is built on shell companies and cancelled deals.
N4
V3
Aug 18, 2025
Spruce Point Capital
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
IRTC
Spruce Point argues iRhythm hid FDA-flagged Zio AT defects that killed patients and faces a DOJ cover-up probe; commoditized tech and an overstated asymptomatic market imply 40-70% downside.
N4
V3
Jun 25, 2025
Wolfpack Research
CTO Realty Growth, Inc.
CTO
CTO Realty's management inflates AFFO by excluding recurring capex, used a sham loan to hide a tenant collapse, and is diluting shareholders 70% to fund a dividend it cannot cover.
N4
V2
May 16, 2025
Ancora
Forward Air Corporation
FWRD
Ancora urges FWRD shareholders to vote AGAINST Chair Mayes, Polit, and Tucker — the directors behind the disastrous 2023 Omni acquisition that destroyed ~80% of equity value — to force an expedited sale.
N4
V4
May 16, 2025
Elliott Management
Phillips 66
PSX
Phillips 66 has trailed Valero and Marathon by 138-188% over a decade while paying its CEOs $140M; Elliott's four nominees will simplify the conglomerate and unlock 75%+ upside.
N4
V4
May 09, 2025
Elliott Management
Phillips 66
PSX
Phillips 66 is deeply undervalued under a conflicted, overpaid leadership team; electing Elliott's four directors and adopting the Streamline 66 portfolio-simplification plan could unlock 75%+ upside.
N4
V4
May 08, 2025
Elliott Management
Phillips 66
PSX
Phillips 66 has underperformed Marathon and Valero for years while CEO Mark Lashier collected $79M; elect four Elliott nominees to break up the conglomerate and restore accountability.
N4
V4
Jan 17, 2025
Engine Capital
Smiths Group plc
SMIN
Smiths' four-segment conglomerate structure masks a ~50-60% SOTP discount; the Board should launch a strategic review to sell the company or spin John Crane into a U.S. listing.
N4
V2
Jan 09, 2025
Kerrisdale Capital
Red Cat Holdings, Inc.
RCAT
Red Cat's $1bn valuation rests on inflating a $23M/year Army drone contract into a $350M sole-source bonanza, with a factory that can't scale and insiders heading for the exits.
N4
V2
Dec 01, 2024
Palliser Capital
Rio Tinto
RIO
Rio Tinto's 29-year-old dual-listed structure has destroyed ~US$50bn of value; unifying into a single Ltd-led entity unlocks +27% near-term upside and restores scrip-M&A firepower.
N5
V4
Nov 01, 2024
Kerrisdale Capital
Oklo Inc.
OKLO
Oklo is a $3bn pre-revenue SPAC nuclear story whose 5x-lowballed fuel costs, unrealistic 2027 NRC timeline, and inexperienced 'Nuclear Bros' management mean shares should collapse as reality intrudes.
N4
V3
Oct 01, 2024
Starboard Value
Pfizer Inc.
PFE
Pfizer destroyed $20-60bn of value since 2019 despite a $40bn COVID windfall; Starboard wants the board to hold Bourla accountable for peer-median R&D/M&A returns.
N5
V4
Oct 01, 2024
Starboard Value
Salesforce, Inc.
CRM
Salesforce has executed Starboard's 2022 thesis — margins up 1,000bps, stock +99% — but committing to Rule of 50 by FY2028 still unlocks $20+ FCF/share at ~14x.
N4
V3
Oct 01, 2024
Starboard Value
Pfizer Inc.
PFE
Pfizer squandered its $40bn COVID windfall on overpriced M&A while delivering almost none of the 15 promised blockbusters; the Board must hold management accountable.
N5
V4
Oct 01, 2024
Starboard Value
Salesforce, Inc.
CRM
Salesforce's 2022 turnaround delivered +1,000bps margins and +99% stock; Starboard argues further cost discipline plus Agentforce growth can hit the Rule of 50 by FY2028 and $20+ FCF/share.
N4
V3
Jun 24, 2024
Muddy Waters
Eurofins Scientific SE
ERF
Muddy Waters is short Eurofins: controlling shareholder Dr. Gilles Martin has siphoned capital via above-market real-estate leasebacks for 20 years, and the financials appear engineered to overstate revenue, profits, and cash.
N4
V2
Jun 17, 2024
Starboard Value
Autodesk, Inc.
ADSK
Autodesk's Board misled shareholders on free cash flow and ran out the nomination clock; reopen the vote, refresh directors, and fix margins to close the peer gap.
N4
V2
Jun 10, 2024
Elliott Management
Southwest Airlines
LUV
Southwest, once a profit leader, now posts the worst margins of any major U.S. airline under entrenched insiders Kelly and Jordan; new leadership, a refreshed board and a strategic review unlock 77% upside to $49.
N5
V4
Jun 10, 2024
Elliott Management
Southwest Airlines
LUV
Elliott's $1.9bn, 11% stake argues Southwest's 50% decline reflects an insular 1971-era leadership culture; replacing the Chairman/CEO and refreshing the board can drive shares to $49 (+77%).
N4
V2
May 28, 2024
Elliott Management
Texas Instruments
TXN
TI's rigid $5bn/year capex ramp is building ~50% excess capacity and has collapsed FCF per share 75%; flex capex to demand and commit to $9.00+ per share by 2026.
N4
V3
May 08, 2024
Spruce Point Capital
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.
BOOT
Boot Barn's stock is propped up by Taylor Swift/Beyonce hype and a flawed big-box expansion masking executive red flags, bloated capex and stretched valuation; 40-50% downside to $51-$62.
N4
V3
Apr 30, 2024
Bluebell Capital
BlackRock
BLK
BlackRock preaches stewardship to others while combining Chair and CEO under Larry Fink; shareholders should vote FOR Bluebell's Item 6 to require an independent Chair from 2025.
N4
V2
Apr 24, 2024
Palliser Capital
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
9009.T
Palliser, a 1.6% holder, asks Keisei shareholders to vote on an advisory resolution forcing the board to publish a capital allocation plan and cut its OLC cross-holding below 15% by March 2026.
N4
V2
Apr 18, 2024
Bluebell Capital
BP plc
BP
BP's pledge to 'enhance lives' and protect biodiversity is exposed as hollow after a UK court quashed Lightsource BP's Burnhope solar farm for covertly oversizing the project.
N3
V2
Apr 15, 2024
Ancora
Norfolk Southern Corporation
NSC
Norfolk Southern is the worst-performing Class I railroad under Alan Shaw; replacing the Board and installing UPS/CSX operators to run PSR closes the 780bps OR gap and unlocks $420 per share.
N5
V4
Apr 11, 2024
Bluebell Capital
TIM S.p.A. (Telecom Italia)
TIT
Vote Bluebell's slate to replace TIM's worst-in-class CEO Labriola with Google Cloud exec Laurence Lafont, halt strategic chaos, and unlock ~100% upside versus European telco peers.
N4
V3
Jan 31, 2024
Starboard Value
GoDaddy Inc.
GDDY
GoDaddy is a high-quality infrastructure business trading at a wide FCF-multiple discount; committing to 40% growth-plus-profitability and buying back stock unlocks $170-$200+ per share.
N3
V2
Jan 22, 2024
Muddy Waters
CPI Property Group S.A.
CPIPGR
Muddy Waters is short CPI Property Group's credit: its €19.2B portfolio appears inflated via implausible Berlin gains, cherry-picked Bubny landbank comps, and occupancy rates realtor listings show are overstated by ~2x.
N4
V3
Nov 29, 2023
Elliott Management
Phillips 66
PSX
Phillips 66 has lost investor trust by taking its eye off refining; adding two refining-experienced directors — and Marathon's 2019 playbook if targets slip — unlocks ~75% upside to $205+.
N4
V2
Nov 01, 2023
Muddy Waters
Sunrun
RUN
Sunrun's Subscriber metric is fabricated — inflated ~20% above EIA filings — letting it overclaim ~$205M in IRS tax credits and prop up a fictitious valuation; Muddy Waters remains short.
N4
V2
Oct 25, 2023
Muddy Waters
Sunrun Inc.
RUN
Sunrun's non-GAAP Subscriber count exceeds mandatory EIA filings by ~20%, implying phantom customers, ~$1.5B of overstated Net Earning Assets (62.5% of market cap), and possible ITC tax fraud.
N4
V2
Oct 18, 2023
Starboard Value
GoDaddy Inc.
GDDY
GoDaddy is a scale-leading infrastructure business trading at 11x FCF; replaying Starboard's Splunk/Wix/Salesforce margin-expansion playbook can close a 37% peer gap and re-rate the stock.
N4
V3
Oct 17, 2023
Starboard Value
GoDaddy
GDDY
GoDaddy missed its 2022 Investor Day commitments as Tech & Development costs ballooned; cutting costs to hit 33%+ EBITDA margins re-rates FCF/share to $10+ and closes the peer-multiple gap.
N3
V3
Oct 17, 2023
Starboard Value
GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea
Starboard pitches three ideas: News Corp should separate Digital Real Estate to unlock ~50% upside, GoDaddy should expand margins to 33%+, and Fortrea can hit 18% peer margins under Tom Pike.
N4
V3
Oct 04, 2023
Spruce Point Capital
Rollins Inc.
ROL
Rollins is the 'Cockroach' of activism: SEC settlement, auditor swap, family insider sales, and a 27x EBITDA multiple set up 30-40% downside as Rentokil/Terminix and PE roll-ups erode the moat.
N4
V3
Sep 12, 2023
Starboard Value
GoDaddy Inc.
GDDY
GoDaddy has missed its 2022 Investor Day targets as Tech & Dev expenses ballooned; cutting costs to a 40% growth+profitability exit rate and adding a Starboard director unlocks a ~40% valuation re-rating.
N4
V3
Aug 04, 2023
Muddy Waters
Vivion Investments
Vivion's proposed bond exchange rests on inflated UK hotel valuations — illustrated by Crowne Plaza Heathrow, marked at EUR94.6m versus CBRE's EUR72.9m — serving insiders, not bondholders.
N4
V2
Jun 07, 2023
Muddy Waters
Chinook Therapeutics
KDNY
Chinook manipulated 2021-2022 revenues via its Chinese JV SanReno; strip out the accounting tricks and reported revenue collapses by 95% and 68% respectively, reinforcing our short.
N4
V2
May 05, 2023
Starboard Value
LivePerson, Inc.
LPSN
LivePerson's Founder-CEO LoCascio has destroyed value and ignored governance; Starboard is launching a 2023 proxy fight to force a CEO change or sale of the company.
N4
V2
May 02, 2023
Spruce Point Capital
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.
DV
DoubleVerify's manipulative accounting, saturated product, slowing international growth, and insider selling by Providence Equity justify a 35-45% downside, while competitor IAS offers 20-30% upside.
N4
V3
Apr 20, 2023
Engine Capital
Parkland Corporation
PKI
Parkland's board re-nominated its 24-year chairman and set sub-cost-of-capital ROIC targets; Engine urges shareholders to WITHHOLD on all incumbents to force governance, pay, and portfolio reform.
N3
V1
Apr 19, 2023
Citron Research
Freedom Holding Corp
FRHC
FRHC funnels 85% of revenue through a CEO-owned Belize affiliate (FFIN) sourcing Russian flows — an FTX/Alameda structure that should trigger restatement, sanctions violations, and Nasdaq delisting.
N4
V2
Mar 28, 2023
Muddy Waters
Vivion Investments
Muddy Waters stays short Vivion bonds: the December 2022 rebuttal is misleading, asset values are inflated, rent24 exposure is hidden, and shareholder loans are being cashed out with bondholder money.
N3
V2
Feb 22, 2023
Soroban
Union Pacific Corporation
UNP
UNP owns the best Class I rail franchise but ranks worst on every metric under CEO Lance Fritz; bringing back operator Jim Vena could double the stock to ~$400 by 2025.
N5
V4
Feb 16, 2023
Wolfpack Research
Goosehead Insurance, Inc.
GSHD
Goosehead's top-tier growth story is collapsing: 67% first-year franchisee failure, 85-95% reliance on a frozen housing market, and $900M extracted by the CEO's family while shareholders netted $23M.
N4
V2
Feb 14, 2023
Wolfpack Research
B. Riley Financial, Inc.
RILY
RILY tacitly admitted it breached covenants on $455M of credit lines while a deteriorating loan book and an undisclosed insider — Daniel Asher — quietly props up its share register and dividend.
N4
V2
Feb 09, 2023
Pershing Square
Pershing Square Holdings
PSH
PSH's hedging-led 2022 outperformance and 25%+ five-year compounding deserve a narrower discount to NAV; buybacks, rising dividend and FTSE 100 inclusion are closing the gap.
N2
V3
Feb 08, 2023
Wolfpack Research
B. Riley Financial, Inc.
RILY
RILY is a bottom-feeder investment bank whose loans to zombies and imploding equity book will drive ~$700M of 2023 losses, breach a Nomura NAV covenant, and threaten collapse.
N4
V2
Feb 06, 2023
Starboard Value
Rogers Corporation
ROG
Starboard's 6.5% stake in Rogers Corporation backs a board slate of specialty-materials veterans, arguing undervalued shares warrant fresh director expertise after the failed DuPont sale.
N2
V1
Jan 20, 2023
TCI Fund
Alphabet
GOOGL
Alphabet's January layoffs are a start but insufficient; management must cut headcount ~20% to 150,000 and slash excessive pay, including stock-based comp.
N3
V1
Jan 12, 2023
Trian Partners
The Walt Disney Company
DIS
Disney's world-class IP is being squandered by a board that overpaid $52bn for Fox, bungled CEO succession, and is bleeding streaming losses — add Nelson Peltz to restore discipline.
N4
V3
Jan 10, 2023
Spruce Point Capital
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
SMCI
SMCI — an SEC-fined serial restater now ~22% reliant on Meta — is masking accounting strain and insider selling behind a multiple expansion that should revert, implying 40-50% downside.
N4
V3
Dec 01, 2022
Land & Buildings
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
Six Flags' owned real estate is worth more than its entire equity value; spinning it to a REIT buyer like VICI plus fixing the botched 2022 repositioning can double the stock.
N4
V4