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Long-Time Ligand Short Increases Position As Shares Fall 11% On Earnings
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 - 1:32pm | 393Read More...Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: LGND) shares are down 10.5% on Tuesday following the company’s earnings report, but one of the company’s most vocal critics and short sellers is leaning into its bearish trade. On Tuesday, Ligand short seller Lemelson Capital Management said the firm...
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Lemelson Capital Demands Geospace Replace Leadership, Explore Company Sale
Monday, February 12, 2018 - 3:57pm | 378Read More...Lemelson Capital Management challenged the board of Geospace Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: GEOS) Friday to explore a company sale, replace its top two executives and correct allegedly erroneous regulatory filings. “CEO Rick Wheeler and CFO Tom McEntire have recently and knowingly allowed...
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Ligand Down 20% Since August 1; What's The Street Thinking?
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 3:16pm | 318Read More...Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: LGND) hit a 52-week high of $139.79 at the beginning of August. Since then, the stock has been steadily declining and as of Wednesday was trading for less than $109 per share. The stock is now nearly flat since the start of 2016, but still higher by more...
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Tilson Covers Short Position In Lumber Liquidators; Hedge Fund Manager Says Company 'Isn't Evil'
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 10:21am | 968Read More...Shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc (NYSE: LL) were surging higher by more than 25 percent early Tuesday morning. Investors and traders reacted to a report by short-seller Whitney Tilson who confirmed he covered his position in the company. Tilson noted he had received information that...
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Lemelson Capital Management: Profile In Wall Street Journal Was 'Extraordinarily Error-Laden' And A 'Directory Of Fallacies'
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 3:34pm | 2504Read More...Pictured above, Wall Street Journal reporter Rob Copeland with Rev. Emmanuel Lemelson. On October 28, The Wall Street Journal published an article detailing Rev. Emmanuel Lemelson and Lemelson Capital Management titled, "
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Lemelson: Skechers Still A Short After Losing A Third Of Its Share Value
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 10:22am | 343Read More...Shares of Skechers USA Inc (NYSE: SKX) plunged more than 30 percent after the company's third-quarter top and bottom line fell short of expectations. Rev. Emmanuel Lemelson, CIO of Lemelson Capital Management, told Benzinga on September 25 his fund is short the issue at an average (...
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Hedge Fund Manager: Why Would Anyone Sell Apple?
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 1:56pm | 351Read More...Rev. Emmanuel Lemelson is a weekly guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Hedge Fund Manager and Lemelson Capital Management Chief Investment Officer Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Lemelson told Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ...
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This Mega-Hedge Fund Manager Is Short Sketchers
Saturday, June 6, 2015 - 3:40pm | 491Read More...Rev. Emmanuel Lemelson was recently a guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Hedge Fund Manager and Lemelson Capital Management Chief Investment Officer Rev. Emmanuel Lemelson said the firm is short Sketchers USA Inc (NYSE: SKX)...
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This Hedge Fund Manager 'Wouldn't Be Surprised' If iPhone Units Hit 60 Million
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 1:20pm | 309Read More...Rev. Emmanuel Lemelson is a frequent guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Lemelson Capital Management Chief Investment Officer Rev. Emmanuel Lemelson discussed Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) ahead of its earnings release. “Chances...
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Hedge Fund Manager Questions WWE's Partnership With DraftKings
Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 8:49am | 277Read More...World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) on Wednesday announced it entered into a new partnership with DraftKings Inc., a leading destination for daily fantasy sports. Fans will compete in the "Ultimate SummerSlam Experience" through select professional basketball contests in...
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Tilson's Lumber Liquidators Story Doesn't Add Up, Lemelson Capital CIO Says
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - 10:13am | 452Read More...Update: A previous version of this story quoted Lemelson as saying that CEO Tom Sullivan should "step down immediately." After personally speaking with Sullivan, Lemelson has since retracted that statement, saying, "I still think he can help rectify the situation... he should, and...
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WWE Rises On Earnings Beat, But Are Investors Missing Something?
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 4:23pm | 734Read More...World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is up more than 6 percent this afternoon. Many investors appear to be satisfied with the company's growth, but are they missing something? Under the live events section of its earnings report, WWE notes: "North American live event...
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Hedge Fund Manager Says Ackman Shorting Whole Foods 'Doesn't Seem Likely'
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 1:32pm | 148Read More...Lemelson Capital Management Chief Investment Officer Rev. Emmanuel Lemelson told Benzinga that it doesn’t seem likely that Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman would take a short position in Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM). He said that Whole Foods would hardly be a sure thing to short...
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This Hedge Fund Manager Says 'Stay Away' From Alibaba
Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 7:31am | 181Read More...Lemelson Capital Management Chief Investment Officer Rev. Emmanuel Lemelson warned investors to “stay away from new issues” including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA). Lemelson told Benzinga that the sellers, which includes insiders and investment banks, “have a vested...
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Mega-Hedge Fund Manager: Facebook's Stock Price 'Hardly Represents Any Sort Of Value'
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 4:32pm | 301Read More...Speaking exclusively to Benzinga, Lemelson Capital Management’s Chief Investment Officer, Emmanuel Lemelson, provided some insight on the negative sentiment from Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) users and the current stock price, which “hardly represents any sort of value,” he stated...












