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Kenvue (KVUE)


Market Price (3/14/2026): $17.53 | Market Cap: $33.6 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples | Industry: Personal Care Products

Kenvue (KVUE)


Market Price (3/14/2026): $17.53
Market Cap: $33.6 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Personal Care Products

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Detailed financial logic regarding cash flow yields vs trend-riding momentum.

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 9.1%, Dividend Yield is 4.7%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 5.1%, FCF Yield is 5.1%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -38%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -98%
Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -2.1%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is 0.4%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 15%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%, CFO LTM is 2.2 Bil
  
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 34%
  
3 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Health & Wellness Trends, and Aging Population & Chronic Disease. Themes include Nutritional Supplements, Organic & Natural Products, Show more.
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 9.1%, Dividend Yield is 4.7%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 5.1%, FCF Yield is 5.1%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 15%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%, CFO LTM is 2.2 Bil
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 34%
3 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Health & Wellness Trends, and Aging Population & Chronic Disease. Themes include Nutritional Supplements, Organic & Natural Products, Show more.
4 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -38%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -98%
5 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -2.1%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is 0.4%

Valuation, Metrics & Events

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Why The Stock Moved

Qualitative Assessment

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Kenvue (KVUE) stock has remained largely at the same level since 11/30/2025 because of the following key factors:

1. Kimberly-Clark Acquisition Progress: Kenvue announced in November 2025 that it had signed a deal to be fully acquired by Kimberly-Clark for $48.7 billion, a significant company-specific event that initially drove Kenvue's stock up by 17.5% on November 3, 2025. The acquisition progressed further with overwhelming approval from both Kimberly-Clark and Kenvue shareholders on January 29, 2026, reinforcing investor confidence as the deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026.

2. Strong Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Beat: Kenvue reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.27 for the fourth quarter of 2025, surpassing analysts' expectations of $0.22 by 22.73%. Concurrently, the company posted revenues of $3.78 billion, exceeding the consensus estimate of $3.68 billion by 1.86%. This stronger-than-expected financial performance for the quarter, announced on February 17, 2026, contributed positively to the stock's trend.

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Stock Movement Drivers

Fundamental Drivers

The 2.0% change in KVUE stock from 11/30/2025 to 3/13/2026 was primarily driven by a 1.8% change in the company's Net Income Margin (%).
(LTM values as of)113020253132026Change
Stock Price ($)17.1517.492.0%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)15,00615,1240.8%
Net Income Margin (%)9.5%9.7%1.8%
P/E Multiple23.022.8-0.7%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)1,9181,9170.1%
Cumulative Contribution2.0%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

11/30/2025 to 3/13/2026
ReturnCorrelation
KVUE2.0% 
Market (SPY)-3.1%-14.6%
Sector (XLP)6.8%50.8%

Fundamental Drivers

The -13.5% change in KVUE stock from 8/31/2025 to 3/13/2026 was primarily driven by a -16.7% change in the company's P/E Multiple.
(LTM values as of)83120253132026Change
Stock Price ($)20.2217.49-13.5%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)15,14115,124-0.1%
Net Income Margin (%)9.4%9.7%3.8%
P/E Multiple27.422.8-16.7%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)1,9191,9170.1%
Cumulative Contribution-13.5%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

8/31/2025 to 3/13/2026
ReturnCorrelation
KVUE-13.5% 
Market (SPY)3.0%2.6%
Sector (XLP)5.6%35.8%

Fundamental Drivers

The -22.7% change in KVUE stock from 2/28/2025 to 3/13/2026 was primarily driven by a -45.8% change in the company's P/E Multiple.
(LTM values as of)22820253132026Change
Stock Price ($)22.6317.49-22.7%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)15,45515,124-2.1%
Net Income Margin (%)6.7%9.7%45.8%
P/E Multiple42.122.8-45.8%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)1,9151,917-0.1%
Cumulative Contribution-22.7%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

2/28/2025 to 3/13/2026
ReturnCorrelation
KVUE-22.7% 
Market (SPY)12.4%12.9%
Sector (XLP)4.0%43.7%

Fundamental Drivers

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Market Drivers

2/28/2023 to 3/13/2026
ReturnCorrelation
KVUE  
Market (SPY)73.4%14.6%
Sector (XLP)26.5%43.7%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
KVUE Return---19%3%-16%3%-28%
Peers Return18%-13%-5%2%-4%6%1%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%-1%80%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
KVUE Win Rate--38%50%42%67% 
Peers Win Rate57%40%47%60%35%53% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%33% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
KVUE Max Drawdown---32%-16%-32%-3% 
Peers Max Drawdown-10%-28%-18%-12%-21%-5% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-1%-25%-1%-2%-15%-2% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: PG, CL, CHD, KMB, EL.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 3/13/2026 (YTD)

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About Kenvue (KVUE)

We are the world’s largest pure-play consumer health company by revenue with $15.0 billion in net sales in 2022. We combine the power of science with meaningful human insights and digital-first capabilities, which we believe empowers approximately 1.2 billion people to live healthier lives every day. Our differentiated portfolio of iconic brands—including Tylenol, Neutrogena, Listerine, Johnson’s, Band-Aid, Aveeno, Zyrtec and Nicorette—is built for moments that uniquely matter to our consumers and, we believe, drives positive health outcomes around the world. We are a global leader at the intersection of healthcare and consumer goods, with a portfolio of iconic brands, operating in some of the most attractive categories in consumer health from both a growth and profitability perspective. Our consumer health portfolio includes self care, skin care and beauty and essential personal care products, which reflect categories that we believe allow consumers across the world to realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. We hold leadership positions across a $369 billion consumer health market that we expect to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (“CAGR”) of 3% to 4% globally through 2025. We are well positioned to capitalize on this large market opportunity through our holistic approach to delivering consumer health solutions. This approach starts with our distinctive understanding of various consumer needs, which allows us to apply our consumer insights across multiple categories and brands. These comprehensive solutions are backed by science and recommended by healthcare professionals, which further reinforces our consumers’ connections to our brands. Our portfolio of brands is widely recognized and represents a combination of global and regional brands, many of which hold leading positions in their respective categories. Ten of our brands had approximately $400 million or more in net sales in 2022, and we currently hold seven #1 brand positions across major categories globally, in addition to many #1 brand positions locally across our four regions. In 2022, our net sales were well balanced and scaled across three segments: Self Care (40%), Skin Health and Beauty (29%) and Essential Health (31%). --- Our global footprint is also well balanced geographically with approximately half of our net sales generated outside North America in 2022. The breadth and scale of our portfolio allows us to dynamically capitalize on and respond to current trends impacting our categories and geographic markets. Our breadth and scale also provide us with a strong platform to broaden and enhance our portfolio in the future. Our global scale and brand portfolio are complemented by our well-developed capabilities and accelerated through our digital-first approach, allowing us to deliver better consumer health experiences. Our marketing organization leverages our e-commerce, precision marketing and broader digital capabilities to develop unique consumer insights and further enhance the relevance of our brands. Our research and development (“R&D”) organization leverages these consumer insights and places human empathy at the heart of our product development process. We combine that perspective with deep, multi-disciplinary scientific expertise, and engagement with healthcare professionals, to drive innovative new products, solutions and experiences. Our marketing and innovation capabilities are further complemented by our end-to-end, digitally connected supply chain ecosystem which is designed to optimize the flexibility and agility of our route-to-market. Our sourcing, manufacturing and demand planning capabilities are continuously optimized to meet evolving market dynamics. We also aim to leverage our flexible distribution network, consumer health thought leadership and data-driven customer partnerships to continue to drive joint value creation for us and our retail customers. Underpinned by our comprehensive environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) strategy, our core capabilities are supported by our commitment to building a resilient and sustainable business that creates value for all our stakeholders over the long term. The strength of our business has created a compelling financial profile characterized by net sales growth and strong profitability. We were incorporated in Delaware on February 23, 2022 in connection with the Separation and were formed to ultimately hold, directly or indirectly, and conduct certain operational activities in anticipation of the planned separation of, the Consumer Health Business. Prior to the completion of this offering, we are a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Our principal executive offices are located at 199 Grandview Road, Skillman, NJ.

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Kenvue is like the Procter & Gamble for health and personal care brands.

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  • Tylenol: Over-the-counter medication for pain relief and fever reduction.
  • Neutrogena: A range of skincare, haircare, and cosmetics products.
  • Listerine: Oral care products, primarily antiseptic mouthwash.
  • Johnson's: A line of baby care and personal care products.
  • Band-Aid: Brand of adhesive bandages and wound care products.
  • Aveeno: Skincare and body care products, often focused on natural ingredients.
  • Zyrtec: Over-the-counter medication for allergy relief.
  • Nicorette: Products designed to help individuals quit smoking, primarily nicotine replacement therapy.

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Kenvue (KVUE) sells primarily to other companies, specifically various retail organizations. The company's portfolio of iconic brands, including Tylenol, Neutrogena, Listerine, Johnson’s, Band-Aid, Aveeno, Zyrtec, and Nicorette, are made available to individual consumers through these retail channels.

While the background information confirms that Kenvue engages in "data-driven customer partnerships" with its "retail customers," it does not list the specific names of these major customer companies or their public symbols. Therefore, specific customer company names cannot be provided from the given text.

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
BRBR_2272026_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG02272026BRBRBellRing BrandsDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
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STZ_2132026_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield02132026STZConstellation BrandsDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
5.7%5.7%0.0%
KMB_2132026_Insider_Buying_GTE_1Mil_EBITp+DE_V202132026KMBKimberly-ClarkInsiderInsider Buys | Low D/EStrong Insider Buying
Companies with strong insider buying in the last 1 month, positive operating income and reasonable debt / market cap
1.9%1.9%-1.7%
AVO_2062026_Insider_Buying_GTE_1Mil_EBITp+DE_V202062026AVOMission ProduceInsiderInsider Buys | Low D/EStrong Insider Buying
Companies with strong insider buying in the last 1 month, positive operating income and reasonable debt / market cap
1.1%1.1%-2.7%
CALM_1022026_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield01022026CALMCal-Maine FoodsDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
12.0%12.0%-7.7%
KVUE_12192025_Insider_Buying_GTE_1Mil_EBITp+DE_V212192025KVUEKenvueInsiderInsider Buys | Low D/EStrong Insider Buying
Companies with strong insider buying in the last 1 month, positive operating income and reasonable debt / market cap
13.6%13.6%-1.6%

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Financials

KVUEPGCLCHDKMBELMedian
NameKenvue Procter .Colgate-.Church &.Kimberly.Estee La. 
Mkt Price17.49150.6588.8497.7598.8487.8893.30
Mkt Cap33.5351.871.523.332.831.833.2
Rev LTM15,12485,25920,3826,20317,23314,67116,178
Op Inc LTM2,71520,1344,2341,0782,4891,4102,602
FCF LTM1,72214,8483,6341,0931,6391,1371,680
FCF 3Y Avg1,91915,4403,4079592,3092672,114
CFO LTM2,19719,0704,1981,2152,7771,6702,487
CFO 3Y Avg2,37819,0824,0171,1343,1841,7992,781

Growth & Margins

KVUEPGCLCHDKMBELMedian
NameKenvue Procter .Colgate-.Church &.Kimberly.Estee La. 
Rev Chg LTM-2.1%1.1%1.4%1.6%-2.2%-3.3%-0.5%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg0.4%2.0%4.3%4.9%-4.8%-3.5%1.2%
Rev Chg Q3.2%1.5%5.8%3.9%-0.6%5.6%3.6%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM0.8%0.4%1.4%1.0%-0.1%1.6%0.9%
Op Mgn LTM18.0%23.6%20.8%17.4%14.4%9.6%17.7%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg17.0%23.7%21.1%18.2%15.4%8.7%17.6%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.4%-0.5%-0.8%-0.0%0.5%0.9%0.2%
CFO/Rev LTM14.5%22.4%20.6%19.6%16.1%11.4%17.9%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg15.5%22.6%20.1%18.7%18.4%12.0%18.5%
FCF/Rev LTM11.4%17.4%17.8%17.6%9.5%7.7%14.4%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg12.5%18.3%17.0%15.8%13.3%1.8%14.6%

Valuation

KVUEPGCLCHDKMBELMedian
NameKenvue Procter .Colgate-.Church &.Kimberly.Estee La. 
Mkt Cap33.5351.871.523.332.831.833.2
P/S2.24.13.53.81.92.22.9
P/EBIT13.816.421.522.213.455.118.9
P/E22.821.433.631.616.2-178.822.1
P/CFO15.318.417.019.211.819.117.7
Total Yield9.1%4.7%5.5%4.4%11.2%-0.2%5.1%
Dividend Yield4.7%0.0%2.5%1.2%5.1%0.4%1.9%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg5.0%4.3%5.0%4.3%5.8%1.5%4.7%
D/E0.30.10.10.10.20.30.2
Net D/E0.20.10.10.10.20.20.1

Returns

KVUEPGCLCHDKMBELMedian
NameKenvue Procter .Colgate-.Church &.Kimberly.Estee La. 
1M Rtn-5.7%-5.8%-6.8%-2.7%-7.0%-16.4%-6.3%
3M Rtn2.1%6.2%14.1%15.9%-3.0%-15.3%4.1%
6M Rtn-5.7%-3.2%8.0%5.9%-20.9%5.8%1.3%
12M Rtn-21.3%-8.2%0.6%-9.8%-26.3%37.7%-9.0%
3Y Rtn-28.2%16.3%32.0%19.5%-10.2%-61.4%3.0%
1M Excs Rtn-3.3%-3.5%-4.4%-0.3%-4.6%-14.0%-3.9%
3M Excs Rtn3.7%10.1%16.6%19.3%-1.4%-16.2%6.9%
6M Excs Rtn-7.8%-6.5%4.2%1.3%-24.6%-0.9%-3.7%
12M Excs Rtn-41.9%-29.1%-20.8%-30.2%-47.3%13.4%-29.6%
3Y Excs Rtn-97.9%-51.5%-37.2%-48.7%-79.2%-132.4%-65.4%

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Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Self Care6,5276,4516,0305,6435,235
Essential Health4,6884,6154,5704,8704,782
Skin Health and Beauty4,2404,3784,3504,5414,450
Total15,45515,44414,95015,05414,467


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Self Care2,1732,2992,0881,9521,702
Essential Health1,1621,0111,1111,2241,014
Skin Health and Beauty6076797088781,281
Proposed Transaction costs0    
Other operating expense (income), net-261023-15-3,871
Founder Shares-29-900 
Conversion of stock-based awards-39-5500 
Restructuring and operating model optimization initiatives-221-32-100-116 
Amortization of intangible assets-269-322-348-414 
Separation-related costs-296-468-2130 
General corporate/unallocated expenses-314-296-298-272-277
Depreciation-329-305-296-317 
Impairment charges-5780   
Depreciation and amortization    -746
Restructuring expense    -82
Total1,8412,5122,6752,920-979


Price Behavior

Price Behavior
Market Price$17.49 
Market Cap ($ Bil)33.5 
First Trading Date05/04/2023 
Distance from 52W High-25.4% 
   50 Days200 Days
DMA Price$17.78$18.28
DMA Trenddownup
Distance from DMA-1.6%-4.3%
 3M1YR
Volatility19.6%34.2%
Downside Capture-31.0251.85
Upside Capture-23.3117.06
Correlation (SPY)-17.3%14.4%
KVUE Betas & Captures as of 2/28/2026

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta-0.29-0.58-0.450.030.23-0.01
Up Beta0.04-0.50-0.33-0.430.12-0.29
Down Beta0.03-0.57-0.52-0.020.29-0.12
Up Capture27%-8%-8%7%12%6%
Bmk +ve Days9203170142431
Stock +ve Days16263564127333
Down Capture-139%-127%-92%32%50%65%
Bmk -ve Days12213054109320
Stock -ve Days5152458121357

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively
Based On 1-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with KVUE
KVUE-21.0%34.1%-0.64-
Sector ETF (XLP)8.4%13.9%0.3443.4%
Equity (SPY)19.6%18.9%0.8114.5%
Gold (GLD)71.9%26.3%2.05-2.9%
Commodities (DBC)19.3%17.3%0.898.3%
Real Estate (VNQ)6.2%16.3%0.1929.4%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)-15.0%44.2%-0.241.8%

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Based On 5-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with KVUE
KVUE-6.4%29.2%-0.40-
Sector ETF (XLP)8.1%13.1%0.4043.7%
Equity (SPY)13.1%17.0%0.6114.6%
Gold (GLD)24.1%17.3%1.141.3%
Commodities (DBC)11.2%19.0%0.472.5%
Real Estate (VNQ)4.8%18.8%0.1625.0%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)6.4%56.7%0.333.4%

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Based On 10-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with KVUE
KVUE-3.3%29.2%-0.40-
Sector ETF (XLP)7.8%14.7%0.4043.7%
Equity (SPY)14.5%17.9%0.7014.6%
Gold (GLD)14.4%15.6%0.771.3%
Commodities (DBC)8.6%17.6%0.402.5%
Real Estate (VNQ)5.6%20.7%0.2325.0%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)67.5%66.8%1.073.4%

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Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date2272026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity66.8 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 215202612.9%
Average Daily Volume36.7 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1.8 days
Basic Shares Quantity1,917.0 Mil
Short % of Basic Shares3.5%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
2/17/20262.6%3.3% 
11/3/202512.3%17.5%19.6%
8/7/20251.5%2.2%-12.3%
5/8/20254.1%1.3%-5.1%
2/6/2025-4.5%2.1%14.0%
11/7/20242.1%3.7%2.4%
8/6/202414.7%15.9%24.9%
5/7/20246.4%7.8%0.6%
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SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive786
# Negative434
Median Positive4.1%3.5%8.3%
Median Negative-4.9%-4.3%-7.0%
Max Positive14.7%17.5%24.9%
Max Negative-5.8%-6.0%-12.3%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
12/31/202502/20/202610-K
09/30/202511/03/202510-Q
06/30/202508/07/202510-Q
03/31/202505/08/202510-Q
12/31/202402/24/202510-K
09/30/202411/07/202410-Q
06/30/202408/06/202410-Q
03/31/202405/09/202410-Q
12/31/202303/01/202410-K
09/30/202311/03/202310-Q
06/30/202308/02/202310-Q
03/31/202306/02/202310-Q
12/31/202205/04/2023424B4
09/30/202202/03/2023S-1/A

Insider Activity

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#OwnerTitleHoldingActionFiling DatePriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
1Smith, Jeffrey CStarboard Value LPBuy1215202517.433,177,69455,392,926420,239,419Form
2Smith, Jeffrey CStarboard Value LPBuy1215202517.373,200,00055,593,600474,415,491Form
3Lawson, CarltonGroup President EMEA & LADirectSell314202523.0317,100393,8131,296,958Form