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Showing 421–476 of 476 matching "appears"
callout other

"The Hello App Appears Derelict, With Longstanding YY Links Despite Supposed Bigo Origin"

Joyy Inc. · YY Muddy Waters · p. 62
callout valuation reveal

"Zebra last claimed mid-teens growth which appears to be below the industry growth rate."

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 108
callout villain critique

"Management appears to have no problem leading the sell-side on, even if not explicitly."

Verint Systems, Inc. · VRNT Spruce Point Capital · p. 45
callout section divider

"The following bank letter appears to be written on behalf of Sino-Wood Partners, Ltd."

Sino-Forest Corporation · TRE Muddy Waters · p. 35
callout villain critique

"It appears that Eurofins is engaged in evermore petty and insignificant acquisitions."

Eurofins Scientific SE · ERF Muddy Waters · p. 26
callout appendix data

"This rapid transition remains a massive challenge and appears increasingly unlikely."

BP plc · BP Bluebell Capital · p. 6
callout transition

"Fortunately for us, however, is this dynamic appears to have finally run its course."

Vitesco Technologies · VTSC Greenlight Capital · p. 6
callout peer gap

"At surface level, Fluor appears fairly valued compared to its primary peers, but..."

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 22
callout villain critique

"Disney's Plan for Value Creation Appears to Lack Commitments, Guidance, and Clarity"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 57
callout villain critique

"That the study's results were a sham appears to be an open secret in the SCS field."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 63
callout villain critique

"Disney’s Plan for Value Creation Appears to Lack Commitments, Guidance, and Clarity"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 57
callout peer gap

"On any metric, it appears AOL's Display business is substantially underperforming."

AOL, Inc. · AOL Starboard Value · p. 20
callout peer gap

"On any metric, it appears AOL's Display business is substantially underperforming."

AOL, Inc. · AOL Starboard Value · p. 21
callout villain critique

"At this point, Vivendi appears to be more of a liability than an asset for TIM..."

Telecom Italia · TIT.MI Elliott Management · p. 6
callout villain critique

"Stryker appears to be working sell-side analysts to keep the equity story afloat."

Stryker Corp. · SYK Spruce Point Capital · p. 191
callout ceo quote

"FTAI Appears to Move Inventory Back Into Leasing, Further Gaming Carrying Values."

FTAI Aviation Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 37
callout villain critique

"The website appears to be hosted by Ginkgo, stating “Powered by Ginkgo Bioworks.”"

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 82
callout villain critique

"Stopped explaining DSO change and contract asset revenue errors/revision appears"

Dycom Industries, Inc. · DY Spruce Point Capital · p. 32
callout villain critique

"TSMC appears to be covering up problems with Lasertec tool in order to save face"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 207
callout villain critique

"Currently, it appears that only 3 of 10 Profitect executives remain with Zebra."

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 58
callout villain critique

"It appears the CFO and social media manager failed to coordinate their stories."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 133
callout other

"It appears to us that Ströer’s organic growth claims have no basis in reality."

Stroer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 15
callout peer gap

"It appears Akamai lost Microsoft as a customer for this platform... to Edgio."

Edgio, Inc. · EGIO Citron Research · p. 7
callout ceo quote

"It appears that there may have been prior strategic interest in Bristol-Myers"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 149
callout ceo quote

"This supports our opinion that Amcor appears to be facing a liquidity crunch."

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 45
callout villain critique

"On this basis, the principal loss to AGO appears to be about $2.8 billion."

Assured Guaranty · AGO Greenlight Capital · p. 46
callout section divider

"We Believe Skechers Appears Poised To Suffer Yet Another Inventory Issue"

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. · SKX Spruce Point Capital · p. 19
callout villain critique

"Casino's response appears to be an attempt to further mislead investors."

Groupe Casino · CO Muddy Waters · p. 5
callout section divider

"Management appears to be exaggerating the potential costs of unification"

BHP Billiton · BHP Elliott Management · p. 29
callout villain critique

"Chart appears to show cycle life to 110 charges and discharges at -10 C"

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 105
callout ceo quote

"All told, in an expensive market, this appears to be a cheap stock."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 55
callout villain critique

"FTAI Appears to Have Stuffed the Channel to Inflate YE 2023 Numbers"

FTAI Aviation Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 9
callout villain critique

"It appears to be a failing product line quietly being disregarded."

A.O. Smith Corporation · AOS Spruce Point Capital · p. 10
callout other

"It appears that Xylem’s pricing was not able to offset cost"

Xylem Inc. · XYL Spruce Point Capital · p. 26
callout peer gap

"Talk is cheap, but that appears to be all INOD can afford."

Innodata, Inc. · INOD Wolfpack Research · p. 5
callout executive summary

"Allied appears to be openly flaunting SEC requirements."

Allied Capital · ALD Greenlight Capital · p. 2
callout villain critique

"The Company appears to have missed the mark on GLP-1s."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 34
callout process diagram

"This appears to be APP attempting to cover its tracks."

AppLovin · APP Muddy Waters · p. 23
callout villain critique

"The Company appears to have missed the mark on GLP-1s."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 34
callout villain critique

"XL'S CLAIMED CUSTOMER BASE APPEARS GROSSLY OVERSTATED"

XL Fleet Corp · XL Muddy Waters · p. 9
callout valuation reveal

"Dropbox appears very rich on free cash flow basis."

Dropbox, Inc. · DBX Spruce Point Capital · p. 57