Caterpillar, GE Seen as Potential Activist Investor Targets
- Textron, Deere also rank high on Bloomberg Intelligence list
- Model considers sales growth, margins, stock performance
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Look out Caterpillar Inc., Textron Inc. and Deere & Co.: You’re showing the telltale signs that you might be targeted by activist investors.
Each company ranks high among industrial peers in a new Bloomberg Intelligence model assessing the likelihood of activist interest, based on yardsticks such as sales growth, profit margins and stock-price trajectory. The report also points to General Electric Co., which revealed a $2.5 billion stake held by Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management LP in October.