So far, it might be a good idea to short a few retailers to hedge my portfolio, but in the meantime, I need to avoid the activist investors’ hit list
These 10 retailers could be next on activist investors’ hit list – from CNBC
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So far, it might be a good idea to short a few retailers to hedge my portfolio, but in the meantime, I need to avoid the activist investors’ hit list
CNBC.com
From Kate Spade to the maker of Ugg boots, retailers over the past few months have been under the watchful eye of activist investors. Yet as massive shifts in the industry continue to accelerate, the attraction for activists is also likely just heating up.
With announced store closures in the first quarter already topping the entirety of 2016, a team of Credit Suisse analysts identified the retail companies they view most at risk of a takeover attempt by an activist investor.
Activists target companies whose shares they argue are undervalued, and identify actions that could push their stock higher.
By screening 185 retailers against those criteria — and excluding companies where a single shareholder owns more than 20 percent of its outstanding stock — these are the 10 that Credit Suisse says are most likely to attract the attention of activists.
Retailers most vulnerable to activism