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Showing 541–587 of 587 matching "believes"
callout ceo quote

"Engine believes change at the Board level is warranted given the exceptional stock underperformance."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 49
callout transition

"Spruce Point believes that Dropbox will increasingly struggle to grow with scale as it turns to M&A."

Dropbox, Inc. · DBX Spruce Point Capital · p. 28
quote villain critique

"The Company believes it is probable that this event will occur in the second quarter of 2019. — NBEV"

New Age Beverage Corp. · NBEV Grizzly Research · p. 19
callout villain critique

"The mathematician Gil Kalai believes that quantum computers can't possibly work, even in principle."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 17
callout ceo quote

"Spruce Point believes that self-indexing poses a large and growing threat to MSCI's Index business."

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 31
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point believes that FND's discussion of gross profit drivers is weak and could be improved."

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. · FND Spruce Point Capital · p. 105
callout closing ask

"Marcato Believes Board Change Would Drive Management Accountability and Maximize Shareholder Value"

callout executive summary

"Spruce Point Believes U.S. Concrete (Nasdaq: USCR) Is A "Strong Sell" With 60% - 90% Downside Risk"

U.S. Concrete Inc · USCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 6
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point believes that Tempus has a $250 million cookie jar to embellish its Adjusted EBITDA."

Tempus AI, Inc. · TEM Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout ceo quote

"Spruce Point believes Stryker is wildly overpaying for Vocera at a $3.1 billion dollar valuation."

Stryker Corp. · SYK Spruce Point Capital · p. 95
callout sop buildup

"Spruce Point believes that Stryker could be dangerously levered around 4.9x Debt to '22E EBITDA."

Stryker Corp. · SYK Spruce Point Capital · p. 179
callout other

"Spruce Point believes that leaving Premier's GPO immediately could be the best option for GNYHA"

Premier, Inc. · PINC Spruce Point Capital · p. 22
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point believes Zillow shareholders would benefit from a major shakeup of Zillow’s Board."

Zillow Group, Inc. · Z Spruce Point Capital · p. 94
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point believes investors should not be comforted by GFL's supposed "Independent" Board."

GFL Environmental Inc. · GFL Spruce Point Capital · p. 92
callout ceo quote

"Spruce Point believes there is additional indicators that Zebra's RFID business has pressures."

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 39
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point believes the 3rd Amendment to the BH agreement triggered a contract modification."

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 38
callout ceo quote

"Spruce Point believes that WSP's Adj. EBITDA margin increase is purely an accounting mirage."

WSP Global Inc. · WSP Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout peer gap

"Oasis believes the low board size limits the coverage of skills, diversity and independence."

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 10
callout demand list

"Oasis believes the low board size limits the coverage of skills, diversity and independence."

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 120
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point believes the market should consider RELY's 23m+ RSUs as part of the valuation."

Remitly Global, Inc. · RELY Spruce Point Capital · p. 70
callout comparison table

"Spruce Point believes analysts are overly promoting Xylem’s troubled acquisition of Evoqua."

Xylem Inc. · XYL Spruce Point Capital · p. 79
callout sop buildup

"Pershing believes the best way to think about Pro Forma McDonald's is as a growing annuity."

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 52
callout thesis headline

"Spruce Point Believes Maxar Technologies (MAXR) Is A "Strong Sell" With 100% Downside Risk"

Maxar Technologies · MAXR Spruce Point Capital · p. 7
callout villain critique

"The FTC believes Intuit has "engaged in or [is] engaging in deceptive or unfair conduct"."

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 94
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point Believes Limbach Has Too Many Financial And Operational Red Flags To Ignore"

Limbach Holdings, Inc. · LMB Spruce Point Capital · p. 19
callout other

"Elliott believes Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) represents the most compelling airline"

Southwest Airlines Co. · LUV Elliott Management · p. 5
callout ceo quote

"Spruce Point believes that Enfusion's core problems are rooted in growing competition."

Enfusion, Inc. · ENFN Spruce Point Capital · p. 8
callout executive summary

"Spruce Point Believes Dollarama (TSX: DOL) Is A “Strong Sell” With ~40% Downside Risk"

Dollarama Inc. · DOL Spruce Point Capital · p. 6
callout before after

"Spruce Point Believes WD-40 Is The Exact Opposite Of What A Good Business Looks Like"

WD-40 Company · WDFC Spruce Point Capital · p. 10
callout peer gap

"Spruce Point believes current sell-side analyst price targets are wildly optimistic."

Saputo Inc. · TSX:SAP Spruce Point Capital · p. 144
callout timeline

"Spruce Point Believes That Saputo Is Now Entering The Declining Phase Of Its Growth"

Saputo Inc. · TSX:SAP Spruce Point Capital · p. 7
callout villain critique

"Citron believes Peloton’s glory days of hardware sales are in the rear-view mirror."

Peloton Interactive · PTON Citron Research · p. 4
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point believes that 6 of 10 acquisitions should be categorized as failures."

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. · CHD Spruce Point Capital · p. 17
callout villain critique

"The Board of Phillips 66 believes these results are acceptable. Investors do not."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 46
callout peer gap

"The Board of Phillips 66 believes these results are acceptable. Investors do not."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 47
callout executive summary

"Spruce Point believes Aegon's shares present a poor risk / reward for investors."

Aegon Ltd. · AEG Spruce Point Capital · p. 12
callout peer gap

"Spruce Point believes that Viterra's results reflect a deeply injured business."

Bunge Global SA · BG Spruce Point Capital · p. 47
callout ceo quote

"Management should clarify if it still believes its service is price inelastic."

Clear Secure, Inc. · YOU Spruce Point Capital · p. 24
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point believes Generac massively overpaid for ecobee at 4.5x revenues."

Generac Holdings, Inc. · GNRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 87
callout valuation reveal

"Starboard believes AAP could be worth in excess of $350 per share"

Advance Auto Parts · AAP Starboard Value · p. 22
callout ceo quote

"Spruce Point believes this could be the death knell for CLEAR."

Clear Secure, Inc. · YOU Spruce Point Capital · p. 49