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Showing 2701–2760 of 3,339 matching "believe"
callout villain critique

"We believe Perion is unlikely to win the global partner award if it didn't make the regional list."

Perion Network Ltd. · PERI Spruce Point Capital · p. 54
callout sop buildup

"We believe the market is significantly undervaluing News Corp’s valuable collection of businesses."

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 51
callout section divider

"3. We believe that Ginkgo is concealing the true extent of its dependence on related-party revenue"

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 47
callout villain critique

"Investors appear to have given up on Southwest and believe today’s performance is the “new normal”"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 27
callout villain critique

"We believe that Nevro’s business model hinges on unsustainable kickbacks to high-volume implanters"

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 209
callout villain critique

"We believe that Nevro’s business model hinges on unsustainable kickbacks to high-volume implanters"

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 207
callout villain critique

"We believe that Nevro’s business model hinges on unsustainable kickbacks to high-volume implanters"

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 214
callout villain critique

"We believe that Nevro’s business model hinges on unsustainable kickbacks to high-volume implanters"

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 215
callout villain critique

"We believe that Nevro’s business model hinges on unsustainable kickbacks to high-volume implanters"

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 217
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 executive summary

"We believe there are multiple signs that Leidos is mitigating Operating Cash Flow (OCF) pressures."

Leidos Holdings, Inc. · LDOS Spruce Point Capital · p. 9
callout executive summary

"If PepsiCo does not pursue a Mondelez transaction, we believe it must separate snacks / beverages."

PepsiCo, Inc. · PEP Trian Partners · p. 6
callout villain critique

"Investors appear to have given up on Southwest and believe today’s performance is the “new normal”"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 38
callout kpi overview

"We believe that only 10% of Lowe’s revenues face a high risk of competition from online retailers"

Lowe's Companies, Inc. · LOW Pershing Square · p. 11
callout villain critique

"We believe the current financial situation at the Exchange is similar to the 2000 to 2002 period."

Erie Indemnity Company · ERIE Spruce Point Capital · p. 19
callout other

"We believe that a strong push into Europe by Dexcom would be expensive and yield limited returns."

Dexcom, Inc. · DXCM Spruce Point Capital · p. 58
callout kpi overview

"We believe the combination will deliver sizable benefits and accelerate management’s growth plans"

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 sop buildup

"We believe TheFork is a highly strategic asset in a category with significant recent M&A activity"

Tripadvisor, Inc. · TRIP Starboard Value · p. 22
callout villain critique

"We believe investors should be worried when companies reduce business and financial transparency."

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. · IRTC Spruce Point Capital · p. 85
callout ceo quote

"As a result, we believe it will take even longer for it to realize the full benefit of lower oil."

WD-40 Company · WDFC Spruce Point Capital · p. 67
callout section divider

"We Believe HIMS Operates On Shaky Ground In Relation To Corporate Practice of Medicine Provisions"

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. · HIMS Spruce Point Capital · p. 16
callout other

"We believe there is an opportunity to increase revenues in APAC through tiered product offerings."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 69
callout peer gap

"We believe State Street is structurally better positioned to leverage comp expense than Blackrock"

State Street Corporation · STT Trian Partners · p. 29
callout villain critique

"We believe a glaring lack of focus, alignment, and accountability pervades Disney's board culture"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 16
callout villain critique

"We believe a glaring lack of focus, alignment, and accountability pervades Disney's board culture"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 49
callout thesis headline

"We believe Intuit is one of the most overvalued large technology companies in the public markets."

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 11
callout villain critique

"As a best practice, we believe that UEC should have made a similar disclosure in its SEC filings."

Uranium Energy Corp · UEC Spruce Point Capital · p. 14
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 executive summary

"We believe investors are being misguided by Magnite’s growth prospects, and see 25%-50% downside."

Magnite, Inc. · MGNI Spruce Point Capital · p. 5
callout section divider

"We Believe PGNY’s Differentiation Fades As Its Competitive Landscape Becomes Increasingly Crowded"

Progyny, Inc. · PGNY Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout section divider

"We Believe REZI’s $2.0bn+ Spent On Acquisitions Are Troubled And Mask Underlying Financial Issues"

Resideo Technologies, Inc. · REZI Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout villain critique

"We believe investors should adjust downward Ströer's reported EBITDA as shown in the table below."

Ströer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 11
callout preempt rebuttal

"We believe the Sandell Plan strengthens the ability of FirstGroup to meet its pension obligations"

FirstGroup plc · FGP Sandell · p. 45
callout peer gap

"We believe Bristol-Myers may have an opportunity to embark upon a similar margin improvement plan"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 153
callout valuation reveal

"Even so, the P/E is just 7x on what we and management believe to be cyclically depressed results."

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 40
callout villain critique

"In our opinion, we do not believe the market is accurately evaluating XPO's diluted share count."

XPO Logistics, Inc. · XPO Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
callout other

"We Believe Autodesk’s FY2026 Guidance Does Not Make Sense in Light of the 9% Workforce Reduction"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 5
callout sop buildup

"We believe separating the Digital Real Estate Assets will unlock substantial value at News Corp."

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 52
callout before after

"We believe Fluor has materially reduced its risk profile and positioned the business for success"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 13
callout villain critique

"We believe these fake user profile swaps are essentially Bigo’s “FU” witness protection program."

Joyy Inc. · YY Muddy Waters · p. 52
callout demand list

"We believe GE can return more than 40% of its current ~$260bn market cap to shareholders by 2018"

General Electric · GE Trian Partners · p. 68
callout demand list

"We believe running a parallel process to explore strategic alternatives is an absolute necessity"

Outerwall Inc. · OUTR Engaged Capital · p. 28
callout transition

"We believe OPDIVO remains a highly valuable franchise in a segment with strong secular tailwinds"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 48
callout sop buildup

"We believe that there is an opportunity to significantly improve profitability at Bristol-Myers."

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 196
callout demand list

"We believe there are immediate steps the Company can take to restructure sales force incentives."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 66
callout other

"We believe GCP needs to invest in its pioneering business and differentiate it from competitors."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 93
callout villain critique

"After Phillips' most recent earnings results, we believe shareholder sentiment has only worsened"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 60
callout other

"We believe pricing, product development, and portfolio management can be significantly improved."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 231
callout villain critique

"After Phillips’ most recent earnings results, we believe shareholder sentiment has only worsened"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 61
callout villain critique

"We believe that IQ and DDMC conspired to over-report the price IQ paid for "If Time Flows Back.""

iQIYI, Inc. · IQ Wolfpack Research · p. 33
callout sop buildup

"We believe separating the Digital Real Estate Assets will unlock substantial value at News Corp."

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 52