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Callouts & quotes from 930+ activist slides

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Showing 721–780 of 930 matching "peer"
callout peer gap

"Even when adjusted for scale, Fortrea’s adjusted EBITDA margins are well below the peer median."

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 63
callout peer gap

"Even when adjusted for scale, Fortrea’s adjusted EBITDA margins are well below the peer median."

Fortrea Holdings Inc. · FTRE Starboard Value · p. 11
callout villain critique

"Huntsman CEO receives a disproportionately large annual pension benefit compared to Proxy Peers"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 200
callout peer gap

"Even when adjusted for scale, Fortrea’s adjusted EBITDA margins are well below the peer median."

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 63
callout peer gap

"When we adjust for these factors, we see that Leidos is trading at 24x 2021E OCF vs. 16x peers."

Leidos Holdings, Inc. · LDOS Spruce Point Capital · p. 76
callout peer gap

"Spruce Point finds that Remitly’s median employee pay is -75% below the industry peer average."

Remitly Global, Inc. · RELY Spruce Point Capital · p. 46
callout peer gap

"Val-gan’s durable business would have few peers among publicly traded pharmaceutical companies"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 74
callout peer gap

"We believe Autodesk should target ~55% incremental margins, in-line with design software peers"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 51
callout villain critique

"We believe Huntsman has a pattern of picking different peer sets to fit its desired narrative."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 5
callout peer gap

"GCP's struggles seem to be unique as peers have benefitted from a favorable industry backdrop."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 61
callout peer gap

"Brook Mine has the lowest concentration of critical battery metals amongst its clay REE peers."

Ramaco Resources, Inc. · METC Wolfpack Research · p. 5
callout peer gap

"GCP's struggles seem to be unique as peers have benefitted from a favorable industry backdrop."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 29
callout peer gap

"We believe Autodesk should target ~55% incremental margins, in-line with design software peers"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 51
callout peer gap

"Peloton had stock compensation expense of $305 million, which is over double the peer median."

Peloton Interactive · PTON Greenlight Capital · p. 23
callout villain critique

"CEO Hsing is paid handsomely for running a small company a fraction of the size of his peers."

Monolithic Power Systems · MPWR Spruce Point Capital · p. 85
callout peer gap

"... But dramatically UNDERPERFORMS its Direct Peers on using its R&D to drive organic growth."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 86
callout villain critique

"Even the average of the Board-approved Proxy Peer set is OUTSIDE of proxy advisor guidelines!"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 115
callout peer gap

"Huntsman's EBITDA margins are ~400bps BELOW the average for 2021 and 2022 performance peers!"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 54
callout peer gap

"The stock is trading at such a discount to peers because of management – no one trusts Matt."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 43
callout peer gap

"Peers have been successful at developing and commercializing GLP-1s whereas Pfizer has not."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 36
callout comparison table

"While some peers are moving to nutritionally-focused portfolios, Danone is already there..."

Danone · BN.PA Trian Partners · p. 11
callout peer gap

"Post Conduent spin, Xerox's stock has regressed to underperforming the market and its peers"

Xerox Corporation · XRX Carl Icahn · p. 8
callout ceo quote

"The divergence in experiences between GCP and its closest peers is difficult to understand."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 27
callout ceo quote

"The divergence in experiences between GCP and its closest peers is difficult to understand."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 26
callout peer gap

"Why is Verint management reluctant to adopt the same performance metrics as its peer group?"

Verint Systems, Inc. · VRNT Spruce Point Capital · p. 56
callout peer gap

"Peers have been successful at developing and commercializing GLP-1s whereas Pfizer has not."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 36
callout peer gap

"At current levels, it takes 2.0x as long as its next closest peer for goods to be paid for."

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 76
callout peer gap

"Sampo underperformed its peer average TSR by 65p.p. and underperformed Tryg by over 80p.p."

Sampo Oyj · SAMPO Elliott Management · p. 7
callout peer gap

"GoDaddy's 2022E EBITDA margin of 18% is significantly below the peer group average of 36%."

GoDaddy Inc. · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 22
callout other

"By moving to newer Cell Line processes, peers have seen cost of goods improvements of >35%"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 175
callout peer gap

"Opex/bbl, largely in Phillips 66’s control, is the highest among their core refining peers"

Phillips 66 · PSX Carl Icahn · p. 13
callout peer gap

"Phillips 66 has been a consistent underweight against both peer groups for nearly a decade"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 61
callout peer gap

"Phillips 66 has been a consistent underweight against both peer groups for nearly a decade"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 62
callout sop buildup

"Highly focused food companies trade at premium multiples vs. peers with diverse portfolios"

PepsiCo, Inc. · PEP Trian Partners · p. 29
callout peer gap

"Box's stockholder returns continued to lag that of its peer group and the broader market."

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 31
callout peer gap

"Why can PetIQ’s products business support EBITDA margins more than double those of peers?"

PetIQ, Inc. · PETQ Spruce Point Capital · p. 41
callout peer gap

"If Hess wants to be compared to Integrateds, then COP and MRO are the most relevant peers"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 158
callout villain critique

"Over 52% exposure to verticals that an industry peer said had advertiser spending decline"

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. · DV Spruce Point Capital · p. 32
callout villain critique

"The compensation peer group is designed to justify, not evaluate, this plan, in our view."

Welltower Inc. · WELL Land & Buildings · p. 4
callout peer gap

"Eurofins’ capex as a percentage of revenue is an outlier among its publicly traded peers."

Eurofins Scientific SE · ERF Muddy Waters · p. 25
callout ceo quote

"Management has historically referred to Celanese, Dow, and Eastman as its primary peers."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 87
callout villain critique

"From 2007 to 2012, Darden’s stock price underperformed its Proxy Peer Group by over 40%"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 55
callout villain critique

"From 2007 to 2012, Darden’s stock price underperformed its Proxy Peer Group by over 40%"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 55
callout peer gap

"Valeant’s durable business has few peers among publicly traded pharmaceutical companies"

Unknown · p. 36
callout villain critique

"From 2007 to 2012, Darden’s stock price underperformed its Proxy Peer Group by over 40%"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 41
callout peer gap

"FTAI’s per employee revenue and EBITDA is ~3x and ~7x higher, respectively, than peers."

FTAI Aviation Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 14
callout peer gap

"The charts below illustrate the premium valuation received by Dycom relative to peers."

Dycom Industries, Inc. · DY Spruce Point Capital · p. 41
callout peer gap

"R&D spend at ACMR and other Chinese WFE players is in line with that of Western peers."

ACM Research, Inc. · ACMR Kerrisdale Capital · p. 12
callout demand list

"Why does the Board think FirstGroup's stock has consistently underperformed its peers?"

FirstGroup plc · FGP Sandell · p. 9
callout peer gap

"Sony also trades at a meaningful discount to major peers in all of its core businesses"

Sony Corporation · 6758.T Third Point · p. 11
callout peer gap

"We believe there is opportunity to bridge the valuation gap between Box and its peers"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 17
callout peer gap

"We believe there is opportunity to bridge the valuation gap between Box and its peers"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 18