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☆ Activist Irenic backs Starboard's push to end News Corp's dual-class structure
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Activist Irenic Capital Management said Tuesday that it would back fellow dissident Starboard Value's push to dissolve the dual-class structure at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp , ahead of a closely watched shareholder meeting. Irenic wrote in its Tuesday letter to News Corp's board that while it opposed the dual-class structure, it remained supportive of management's efforts to "unlock immediate value." Irenic also wrote it believes the Murdoch family and other super-voting shareholders should be paid a premium if a conversion to a single-share structure happened. A vote to dissolve the dual-class structure at News Corp nearly a decade ago failed, although it was supported by 90% of non-Murdoch shareholders. The Murdoch family controls roughly 40% of the vote through a family trust and the supervoting Class B shares, making governance changes tough.

Persons: Jeff Smith's, Murdoch, Adam Katz's Irenic, Irenic, Glass Lewis Organizations: Irenic Capital Management, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Wall Street, News Corp

☆ Starboard Value's Jeff Smith says Salesforce has 'a lot more to go' and can get more profitable
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Starboard revealed a holding in the stock and Salesforce responded by cutting thousands of employees and moving up its timeline for widening its adjusted operating margin. On Tuesday, Starboard said in a presentation that Salesforce "can continue to become more efficient and more profitable." And Starboard said Salesforce should commit to adhering to the rule of 50 by the 2028 fiscal year. The activist firm laid out two scenarios, both of which involved Salesforce's revenue growth accelerating and its adjusted operating margin widening. The Agentforce technology for automating customer interactions, which Salesforce discussed at its Dreamforce conference in September, has the potential to boost revenue growth, Starboard said.

Persons: They've, Jeff Smith, CNBC's David Faber, Salesforce, Marc Benioff, Salesforce's, Mason Morfit, Amy Weaver Organizations: 13D, ValueAct, UBS, Adobe, Intuit, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, CNBC Locations: New York

☆ Small-caps have better value and momentum than large, says Miller Value's Bill Miller IV
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSmall-caps have better value and momentum than large, says Miller Value's Bill Miller IVBill Miller IV, Miller Value Partner CIO, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss the valuations in the market and his outlook.

Persons: Miller, Bill Miller, Bill Miller IV

☆ CNBC Daily Open: A dovish Fed is driving markets. Keep an eye out for roadblocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Close to record close for NvidiaNvidia shares have rallied 25% in the last month and are currently trading at $132.11. Former Tata Sons chairman passes awayRatan Tata, the former chairman of the Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, passed away on Wednesday, aged 86. As chairman, Tata was instrumental in spearheading over 60 global acquisitions, helping to grow the group's revenue past $100 billion during his tenure.

Persons: Ian Read, Frank D'Amelio, D'Amelio, Ratan Tata, Tata Organizations: CNBC, Dow Jones, Technology, Nasdaq, Nvidia Nvidia, Nvidia, Microsoft, Mizuho, Pfizer, Guggenheim Securities, Former Tata, Tata Sons, IA Locations: Asia, Pacific, Hong Kong, OpenAI

☆ Former Pfizer CEO, finance chief step back from Starboard's activist campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former Pfizer CEO Ian Read and ex-CFO Frank D'Amelio said Wednesday evening that they would step away from Starboard Value's campaign at the struggling pharmaceutical giant, just days after news of the activist's stake broke. Read and D'Amelio said they were "fully supportive" of Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla in a joint statement made via an investment bank and confirmed to be authentic. The duo had been in contact with a number of directors shortly before news of Starboard's stake broke Sunday evening, according to people familiar with the matter. For executives to join, and then walk away from an activist's campaign is highly unusual. It was also not immediately clear what impact, if any, the breakaway would have on Starboard's campaign.

Persons: Ian Read, Donald Trump, Frank D'Amelio, Read, D'Amelio, Albert Bourla, Jeff Smith, Bourla Organizations: Pfizer, White, Washington , D.C, Guggenheim Securities, dealmaking, CNBC, Autodesk, Wall Street, Corp Locations: Washington ,

☆ Bitcoin is the new global denominator for capital, says Miller Value's Bill Miller IV
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBitcoin is the new global denominator for capital, says Miller Value's Bill Miller IVBill Miller IV, Miller Value Partner CIO, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss how he's playing in the crypto market.

Persons: Miller, Bill Miller, Bill Miller IV

☆ Morningstar calls this ETF the ‘gold standard’ for dividend funds. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

When it comes to dividend funds, the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF is “the gold standard,” according to Morningstar. The exchange-traded fund seeks to track the total return of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index. Therefore, it is not like its peers that track a broad market index, Jackson pointed out. It also looks at return on equity, dividend yield and the dividend growth rate over the past five years. After the stocks are selected, the index market cap weighs them, with a maximum position around 4%.

Persons: Morningstar, Ryan Jackson, ”, Russell, Jackson, Schwab, D.J, Tierney, Morningstar's Jackson Organizations: Schwab, SEC, Morningstar, Dow Jones U.S, Schwab Asset Management

☆ Hedge funds took profits in these popular technology stocks during the fourth quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Hedge funds appeared to take profits in a host of winning " Magnificent Seven " stocks during the fourth quarter at the end of a blowout year for the septet. Still, Nvidia shares rallied 14% in the fourth quarter, extending a 3% gain in the September quarter. Nor was Nvidia the only semiconductor maker that hedge funds cut back on in the fourth quarter. Reducing exposure to the rest of Magnificent Seven Hedge funds also took profits in a handful of other popular Magnificent Seven stocks that helped power 2023's AI-fueled market rally. Beyond the most prominent companies, hedge funds also made key reductions in other popular technology and semiconductor bets last quarter.

Persons: Dan Sundheim zeroed, Stanley Druckenmiller, David Tepper's, Phillippe Laffont's Coatue, Global's Chase Coleman, Jensen Huang, chipmaker, Tepper, Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Druckenmiller, Baupost Group's Seth Klarman, Coatue's Laffont, Point's Dan Loeb, Berkshire Hathaway, Value's Jeffrey Smith, Marc Benioff, Appaloosa's Tepper, Michael Burry, Druckenmiller amped, Point's Loeb, Coatue, Laffont, Tiger Global's Coleman, —, Alex Harring, Yun Li Organizations: Appaloosa Management, D1, Technology, Wall, Nvidia, Management, Devices, Intel, Qualcomm, Taiwan Semiconductor, Viking, Arm Holdings, VanEck Semiconductor, Google, Microsoft, Duquesne, Viking Global, Corvex Management, Sundheim's D1 Capital, Baidu, Arista Networks, Scion, Oracle, Amazon, Tiger Global, Apple, Taiwan, Broadcom Locations: TSM, Meta, Berkshire, Salesforce, Chinese, China

☆ Starboard Value’s Jeffrey Smith firms up activist bet on GoDaddy, trims winning Salesforce stake
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Starboard Value's Jeff Smith added to his GoDaddy holding while trimming his lucrative activist bet in Salesforce , according to a new regulatory filing. The hedge fund increased its stake in GoDaddy to nearly $925 million, making the web services company its biggest holding. Starboard continued to trim its stake in customer relations management software company Salesforce , which in 2022, he took an activist stake in. The filing also reveals a few new stakes for Starboard, including News Corp and Fortrea . CNBC had already reported on these stakes when Smith appeared at a conference in last year.

Persons: Jeff Smith, Smith, He's Organizations: Wharton, News Corp, Fortrea, CNBC Locations: Salesforce, GoDaddy, New York

☆ Buy these 17 stocks that have the best chance of beating analyst expectations this earnings season, according to Bank of America
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Mark Reeth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

While most of Wall Street expects good news this earnings season, so far results have been mixed. 17 small-cap earnings surprisesSpeaking of earnings, Carey Hall highlighted the best investment factors among small-cap stocks this earnings season. "So far in January, Estimate Revisions and Earnings Surprise have been two of the most alpha-generative small cap factors (long-short spreads of +4ppt/+3ppt, respectively)," Carey Hall wrote. To help find the stocks most likely to surprise to the upside during the rest of earnings season, Carey Hall screened for small- and mid-cap stocks that Bank of America analysts believe could see earnings come in above consensus estimates. Finally, she sorted through the results and highlighted only those stocks that were buy-rated by Bank of America.

Persons: Evercore ISI's Julian Emanuel, It's, you'd, Jill Carey Hall, Carey Hall, —, Outperformance, Russell, Carey, value's Organizations: Business, Bank of America, Big Tech, Federal Reserve

☆ ‘Unusual environment’: ETF experts see rare circumstance for growth vs. value trade
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Anna Gleason | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Value exchange-traded funds have lagged growth in 2023 due to an unusual circumstance unfolding in the market, according to two experts. As of Tuesday's close, the iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) has gained 22.84% this year. The iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (IVE) is up 11.27% in the same period. The IVE value ETF fell 7.38% last year, while the IVW growth ETF dropped 30.08%. "If you think about this, that's a really tough pill to swallow for value investors after it appeared value was turning the corner in 2022 following years of underperformance," he added.

Persons: Tom Hancock, Bob Pisani, Nathan Geraci, Geraci, Hancock Organizations: Quality, Big Locations: CNBC's

☆ Starboard says Rupert Murdoch's News Corp should break up
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Svea Herbst-Bayliss | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jeff Smith, CEO and chief investment officer of Starboard Value, L.P., speaks at a panel discussion at the SALT conference in Las Vegas May 14, 2014. Smith's remarks at the 13D Monitor Active Passive Investor Summit came after Reuters revealed last week that Starboard had become a News Corp shareholder, a prelude to a potential shake-up at Murdoch's media empire. "We believe separate news and real estate assets could help unlock $7 billion or more in value," he added. Starboard, which has pushed for changes at companies ranging from Salesforce (CRM.N) to Darden Restaurants <DRI.N,> would struggle to shake up News Corp without Murdoch's consent. If News Corp separates its real estate assets, shareholders would benefit, Smith said.

Persons: Jeff Smith, Rick Wilking, Rupert, Smith's, Smith, REA, Murdoch, Lachlan, Svea Herbst, Bayliss, Sharon Singleton, David Gregorio Our Organizations: SkyBridge, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, 13D, Investor, Reuters, News Corp, Dow Jones, Street, Darden, Corp, Svea, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Starboard Value's Jeff Smith unveils his newest ideas, including a push for News Corp spinoff
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Starboard Value's Jeff Smith on Tuesday presented his newest investment ideas across different industries. "If management can successfully execute on a margin improvement plan, we believe GoDaddy shareholders will be meaningfully rewarded," he said. GoDaddy shares are up only about 1% this year, significantly underperforming the broader market. "If management can successfully execute on a margin improvement plan, we believe GoDaddy shareholders will be meaningfully rewarded," he said. GoDaddy shares are up only about 1% this year, significantly underperforming the broader market.

Persons: Jeff Smith, Smith, Dow Jones, Fortrea, Jeffrey Smith, David Paul Morris Organizations: 13D, News Corp, Dow, Group, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: New York City, Australia

☆ The Art of the Activist
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Sara Eisen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe Art of the ActivistStarboard Value's Jeff Smith has been one of the busiest activist investors over the last two decades, best known for his proxy fights in the restaurant space. The Starboard Value CEO is relentless in calling for changes at corporations, targeting Humana, Kohl's, Mercury Systems, and other companies during the Covid pandemic. He discusses how the current market environment is influencing his top picks.

Persons: Jeff Smith Organizations: Mercury Systems

☆ Starboard Value's Jeff Smith says companies are more receptive to activists like him
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Starboard Value's Jeffrey Smith, one of the busiest activist investors for two decades, said companies have grown more receptive to voices like him. Smith also sought a turnaround at pizza chain Papa John's in 2019 at a tumultuous time for the company . The Starboard CEO was even active during the Covid-19 pandemic . We're simultaneously respected and feared inside companies," Smith said. "More often than not, now the conversations are highly constructive and respectful and relatively easy," Smith said.

Persons: Jeffrey Smith, Smith, …, we've, I'm, We're Organizations: CNBC's Financial, Olive, Darden, Mercury Systems, Wharton Locations: New York

☆ 'Tremendous opportunity': Oakmark's Bill Nygren says it's a good time to buy these 3 cheap stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

It's a good time to buy cheap stocks in some sectors right now, according to Oakmark Funds' Bill Nygren. "What that means to us is the hunting ground of low P/E stocks provides more opportunity than it typically does," he said, adding that the company's portfolio includes many single-digit P/E stocks. Nygren added that he's buying up stocks in high-quality companies in financial services, insurance, energy and some consumer durables — mostly paying single-digit P/E multiples for them. Nygren, who joined Oakmark Funds in 1983, manages the $18 billion Oakmark Fund with Michael Nicolas and Robert Bierig. Energy Nygren said they own "a lot of stocks where there is risk, where investors are worried about the futures of the [companies]" — but because of that, the entry level price is very low.

Persons: Bill Nygren, what's, Nygren, CNBC's, It's, Michael Nicolas, Robert Bierig, Russell, Banks Nygren, he's, Wells, they've, that's, it's, Energy Nygren Organizations: Oakmark Funds, Energy Locations: Wells Fargo, Capital, U.S

☆ Some notable investors scored a win with Splunk takeover — Here's what they are betting on next
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

High-profile investors Jeff Smith and Alex Sacerdote hit home runs after Cisco 's buyout of cybersecurity software company Splunk sent shares surging. The move marked a big win for the two hedge fund investors with big stakes in Splunk. Splunk was Smith's Starboard Value's third-biggest holding at the end of June, with a bet worth more than $430 million. The stock, Whale Rock's fifth-biggest stock bet as of the end of June, has soared more than 66% this year. Sacerdote also had a big bet on another cybersecurity company like Splunk, Fortinet .

Persons: Jeff Smith, Alex Sacerdote, Splunk, Smith, Sacerdote, Fortinet Organizations: Cisco, Rock Capital Management, Acacia Research, Big Tech, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia, Netflix, Guggenheim Locations: Splunk, Wix.com

☆ How Outback's success in Brazil is keeping the Australian-style barbecue chain alive
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Darren Geeter | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Outback Steakhouse, renowned for its American twist on Australian-style barbecue, has found unexpected success in Brazil as its U.S. business stalls. The South American segment is responsible for an astonishing 83% of Bloomin' Brands' total international sales. In 2020, reports circulated that Bloomin' Brands might divest its Brazil assets, valued at $472 million, to streamline operations and bolster margins. In 2021, the Brazil segment rebounded, as sales jumped 26% year over year to $259 million. Bloomin' Brands has seen a notable share price recovery, rising from pandemic lows to $28.18 a share as of Aug. 31.

Persons: São Paulo, Bloomin, Papa John's Organizations: Outback's U.S, Brazilian, Harvard, Darden Locations: Brazil, Tampa , Florida, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, America

"This quarter puts Salesforce in a league of its own and isn't being appreciated nearly enough at these prices," Jim says. CRM YTD mountain Salesforce's year-to-date stock performance. That is likely why Salesforce stock traded at a valuation "well below" its peers, Smith argued at the time. For context, here's the full list of Salesforce peers included Starboard's presentation: Club holding Microsoft 's (MSFT) productivity and business processes segment, Adobe, Club holding Oracle (ORCL), Intuit (INTU), ServiceNow, Workday and SAP (SAP). Importantly, that $265 target is strictly the result of applying current average peer valuation to Salesforce's current growth/profit mix.

Persons: Marc Benioff, Jim Cramer, Jim, Salesforce, Jeff Smith —, Smith, Salesforce's, —, it's, Jim Cramer's, Patrick T Organizations: —, Club, ServiceNow, Adobe, Microsoft, Oracle, Intuit, SAP, CRM, CNBC, Salesforce.com Inc, Global Technology, Fallon, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: That's, TurboTax, Salesforce's, Laguna Beach , California, U.S

☆ Hedge funds are embracing these near-term AI beneficiaries, according to Goldman
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Hedge funds showed great enthusiasm toward tech stocks tied to artificial intelligence during the second quarter, including Nvidia , according to Goldman Sachs. Goldman equity analysts then identified 11 stocks as near-term AI beneficiaries. The smart money hedge funds continued to load up on Nvidia at a rapid pace last quarter following the chipmaker's blowout forecast. Hedge funds also piled into Big Tech names Microsoft , Meta and Amazon, which all have recently made developments surrounding AI. Several hedge funds also added a lesser-known semiconductor name, Credo Technology , last quarter.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Management's David Tepper, Meta, Goldman, Value's Jeffrey Smith, there's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, Big Tech, Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Technology, Semiconductor, Marvell Technology

☆ Jim Cramer takes a closer look at Starboard Value's stake in Bloomin' Brands
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Jim Cramer takes a closer look at Starboard Value's stake in Bloomin' Brands'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer takes a closer look at Starboard Value's stake in Bloomin' Brands.

Persons: Jim Cramer Organizations: Bloomin

☆ Starboard Value’s Jeffrey Smith, who's bullish on A.I., reveals his top picks in latest 13F
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Starboard Value's Jeffrey Smith has called artificial intelligence "an enormous opportunity," and there are hints of his enthusiasm in his latest, quarterly 13F filing to SEC. The activist investor drastically increased his stake in Wix.com , making it his ninth-biggest holding at the end of June. The hedge fund manager said there's more room for Salesforce to grow and the stock can rally another 30% on the back of the AI boom. Nine years later he spun out his New York-based hedge fund and became the CEO. The hedge fund manager also added a relatively small stake in British life science company Abcam PLC last quarter.

Persons: Jeffrey Smith, Wix.com, Smith, There's, blockchain, there's, Splunk Organizations: SEC, Acacia Research, CNBC, Abcam Locations: Wix.com, Salesforce, New York

☆ Starboard Value's Jeff Smith remains one of the most feared and creative activist investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Starboard Value's Jeffrey Smith has been one of the busiest activist investors over the last two decades, best known for his proxy fights in the restaurant space. Darden shares saw a nearly 60% jump under Smith's activism, from October 2014 to April 2016. After Darden, Smith sought a turnaround at pizza chain Papa Johns , taking a $200 million stake in the company and becoming chairman in 2019. Smith took an activist stake in software company Salesforce last year. The Starboard CEO was even active during the Covid pandemic, calling for changes at Humana, Kohl's, Mercury Systems and other companies.

Persons: Jeffrey Smith, Smith, Darden, Papa, John Schnatter Organizations: Olive, Darden, Wharton grad, Mercury Systems Locations: New York

☆ Starboard's Jeff Smith says A.I. is an enormous opportunity, benefiting Salesforce and others
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"AI is an enormous opportunity," Smith said Tuesday on CNBC's " Squawk on the Street ." The internet was one to start with ... maybe you talk about cryptocurrency blockchain and then you might talk about AI." Smith said AI is an "enormous opportunity" for Salesforce , the software company that he took an activist stake in in 2022. Revenue growth did slow a little bit, which was expected," Smith said of Salesforce. Smith said he's also bullish on software name Splunk , which he said is slightly behind Salesforce in terms of execution.

Persons: Jeff Smith, Smith, blockchain, chatbot, they've, Salesforce, there's, he's Organizations: Nvidia, Ramius Locations: York

☆ Italy's Digital Value sees sales above 1 bln euros by 2025-adviser
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MILAN, May 10 (Reuters) - Italian digital services provider Digital Value (DGV.MI) expects to drive sales above 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) by 2025 thanks to rising tech investments by businesses and the public administration, a strategic adviser to the firm said. "It is a target we can achieve," Marco Patuano, a veteran Italian executive who sits on Digital Value's board, told reporters. Such a move could help Digital Value, which specialises in providing digital infrastructure services to big corporate and public administration clients, to play an active role in the sector's consolidation, Patuano said. He said he had received a waiver to keep his board seat at Digital Value and his role as strategic adviser to the company. ($1 = 0.9084 euros)Reporting by Elvira Pollina; editing by Valentina ZaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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