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I don't normally comment on price movements per day, but this one is pretty insane for a sleepy company. I've not personally seen the stock move this much ever.
After huge ongoing declines, even on an EPS and revenue beat 2 days ago, Wendys today stopped all losses and rallied today by 18% in a single day on vague news concerning Nelson Peltz. Peltz is a billionaire investor who has a long history with the company. He made some kind of weird 13D filing calling the shares "undervalued" and claiming he was in "talks" with various parties to "benefit shareholders" (all vague of course). However, he is more than credible since he owns 16% of the stock, so this is not some random person.
Does anyone know what to make of this vague news? I've seen everything from people suggesting a buyout may be occurring, to some kind of other deal. Or an activist posture. I believe the absolute worst thing would be a buy-out, because it has a long way to go up in time.
Does anyone know what to make of this and how he plans to "unlock" value or what options are on the table?