Nelson Peltz

Shares of Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ: MDLZ) gained more than 1 percent early Monday morning after the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that the snack-maker is looking to oust its CEO Irene Rosenfeld. Mondelez's move to find a successor to Rosenfeld stems from increased pressure from...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM)'s relationship with General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) dates back to last century. According to a Bloomberg report, General Electric has been a client of JPMorgan for 125 years. Way back in 1892, JPMorgan, known as John Pierpont Morgan's Drexel Morgan & Co...

Forbes was out with its compilation of the 25 highest-earnings hedge fund managers and traders. In the same vein, Benzinga is presenting readers with interesting facts about the 25 successful hedge fund managers/traders. 1. James Simons Of Renaissance Technologies Corp. The flagship fund of...

Following Nelson Peltz's Trian picking up a $3.5 billion stake in Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG), Deutsche Bank looked at what the activist investor could do with the consumer products company. A White Paper In The Offing Based on what Trian did with PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP), analysts Bill...

Shares of Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) spiked higher by more than 8 percent early Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported that the company is either targeted for an acquisition or primed to secure a notable partnership. Acquisition Talks The Wall Street Journal, citing "people...

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE)'s stock is trading a mere 0.31 percent higher Wednesday than it was a year ago, and investors are wondering when, if ever, there will be a big payoff. As noted by Bloomberg, activist investors Nelson Peltz praised GE back in October of last year when his...

Hershey Co (NYSE: HSY)'s board of directors unanimously rejected Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ: MDLZ)'s $23 billion takeover bid, but investors may still be in for some surprise M&A twists and turns in the snack food industry. Some veteran traders now speculate Mondelez’s...

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) revealed on Friday that activist investor Nelson Peltz's Trian Funds had exited the stock. Jefferies’ Kevin Grundy reiterated a Buy rating for the company, with a price target of $119. The analyst commented that the recent development was “unsurprising...

BMO raised the EPS estimates and price target on the shares of SYSCO Corporation (NYSE: SYY) after the food distributor reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings on favorable weather and the Easter holiday. Sysco reported adjusted EPS of $0.46, versus BMO's forecast of $0.41 and...

Nelson Peltz's name has been added to a long list of rumored investors who are eyeing a large stake of Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX). According to a report by the New York Post, Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management could "soon be a more vocal player" in Time Warner's...

There has been a heated debate on Wall Street as to whether activist investors are beneficial to both shareholders and companies. Over the past few years, activist investing has taken off, with several big name players pushing for change at some of the world's largest companies. While some argue...

Shares of E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co (NYSE: DD) spiked higher by 10 percent on Tuesday. DuPont announced on Monday its CEO Ellen Kullman will retire, cut its fiscal 2015 operating earnings per share guidance to around $2.75 from a previous $3.10. Vincent Andrews of Morgan Stanley...

Shares of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) spiked higher by more than 4 percent Monday morning. Nelson Peltz's Trian Partners disclosed a $2.5 billion stake in General Electric. The investment firm noted that GE is "executing a bold transformation" that will generate "attractive" returns for...