No company is immune from activist investors. That point was hammered home anew when Nelson Peltz announced Monday he'd bought $2.5 billion of General Electric (NYSE: GE) stock, making him a top 10 shareholder.
Every year, more household names are targeted, including many widely held stocks.
Here's what to do when a stock you own lands in the crosshairs of a Nelson Peltz...
No company is immune from activist investors. That point was hammered home anew when Nelson Peltz announced Monday he'd bought $2.5 billion of General Electric (NYSE: GE) stock, making him a top 10 shareholder.
Every year, more household names are targeted, including many widely held stocks.
Here's what to do when a stock you own lands in the crosshairs of a Nelson Peltz...
Many investors would like to be able to get a piece of the success that activist investors like Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman enjoy.
Over the past decade, activist-run funds have returned nearly 267% - more than double that of the Standard & Poor's 500 index.
In the following video, Money Morning Capital Wave Strategist Shah Gilani explains how activist investors like Carl Icahn operate -- and whether investors should piggyback on their moves...
Carl Icahn's net worth of $20.8 billion. He ranks 20th on Forbes' list of the richest billionaires in the United States.
But how do Carl Icahn holdings stack up against those of other big-name investors?
This chart shows how much the top five activist investors are betting in different market sectors...
Just when you thought the very public war of words between activist investor Carl Icahn and eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) was about to go nuclear, peace broke out.
Icahn and eBay Chief Executive Officer (CEO) John Donahoe announced a truce today (Thursday) in which the notorious billionaire would end his public bid to force eBay to split off its PayPal unit and grant him two seats on the company’s board.
Since January Carl Icahn has been trying to force eBay to spin off its PayPal payment service unit by claiming that the failings of eBay management have shortchanged shareholders. But yesterday Icahn took his war of words to a
Of all the prominent activist investors, the most successful is Nelson Peltz of Trian Partners, who has compiled a stunning track record of moving stocks higher - much higher. For instance, he's squeezed a 97% return out of Wendy's, and 77% out of Ingersoll-Rand. Now Peltz has a new target,
which for us means a fresh profit opportunity...
