Unity Software shares fell as much as 15% in extended trading on Thursday after the video-game engine maker reported a third-quarter revenue miss and refrained from issuing guidance.
"Our results in the third quarter were mixed," Unity said in a letter to shareholders.
Whitehurst sold Red Hat to IBM for $34 billion in 2019.
He said he sees some parallels between Red Hat and Unity, including market leadership and revenue growth.
Notwithstanding Thursday's move, Unity shares are down about 12% this year, while the S&P 500 index has gained 13%.
Persons:
John Riccitiello, Jim Whitehurst, Whitehurst, Luis Felipe Visoso
Organizations:
Unity Software, StreetAccount, Unity, Red Hat, Management, Hat, IBM, Whitehurst
Locations:
China