Key Takeaways
- Activist investor Starboard Value reportedly has taken a large stake in consumer health care products maker Kenvue.
- The Wall Street Journal and Reuters say it's unclear how big the investment is, although the Journal says it's a "sizable stake."
- Starboard founder and CEO Jeff Smith is expected to discuss the hedge fund's plans for Kenvue at an investor conference tomorrow.
Shares of Kenvue (KVUE) took off Monday morning on indications 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:activist investor Starboard Value has taken a large stake in the consumer health produ🧸cts maker.
The Wall Street Journal and Reuters report it's unclear how big of an investment the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:hedge fund has made in the maker of Tylenol, Band-Aids, and Listerine.The Journal, which first reported the news, said that Starboard has taken a "sizable stake" and wants the company to make changes to boost its stock price, while Reuters pointed out that the share price has fallen 18% since Kenvue 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:began trading last year after it was spun off of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).
The Journal noted that Starboard founder and 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jeff Smith is expected to outlin𝄹e the firm's pl𝔉ans for Kenvue at tomorrow's 13D Monitor Active-Passive Investor Summit in New York.
Reuters added that Smith will also speak at the conference about Starboard's plans for Pfizer (PFE) after it recently made an approximately 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:$1 billion stake in the drug maker.
Investopedia has reached out to both ꧑Starboard and Kenvue for comment.
Kenvue shares had been roughly flat year-to-date before rising 6% soon after markets opened Monday.
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