10 Stocks Targeted by Activist Investors Right Now

2. Trian Partners at the The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

Market Cap: $177.73 Billion

Trian Partners’ Equity Stake: $3 Billion

Theme park giant The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has been the subject of a fierce activist campaign spearheaded by Nelson Peltz of Trian Partners. Late last year, the activist investor pushed for three board seats, insisting it was not satisfied with the performance of CEO Bob Iger. With about $3 billion worth of stakes in The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), the hedge fund can agitate for significant changes.

The activist hedge fund has criticized The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)’s capital spending and money-losing streaming business. While Disney remains one of the ten stocks targeted by activist investors, Trian Partners and Blackwell’s Capital suffered a significant blow when shareholders rejected part of the plan to shake up the entertainment giant.

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has been the center of a fierce activist investor battle, with Trian Partners on one end and Vanguard Group Capital siding with other investors in favour of CEO Bob Iger.