The first quarter of 2022 saw 73 new activist investor campaigns launched, marking the busiest three-month period on record, according to data from Lazard. The US accounted for most of the campaigns, although Europe saw activity jump by 50 percent compared with the SAE quarter last year.
After a two-year hiatus, Q4 returned in person to NIRI’s annual conference with a bang. Held in Boston, the conference was a great place to reflect on the rapid changes our industry has experienced over the last several years and to look ahead to those we see unfolding now. The house was packed when Darrell Heaps, our founder and CEO, discussed “Behavioral Analytics and the Future of Investor Relations.”
Engagement Analytics is a powerful tool that consolidates visitor behavior data from your website, earnings calls, and other digital touchpoints, correlating it with ownership data and stock prices. This innovative approach enables you to measure the impact of your strategic communications with the capital markets, identify new or targeted investors evaluating your story, and swiftly respond to activist campaigns. But why should you care about Engagement Analytics?
Welcome back to the final version of our trending earnings topics recap May 2022, macro trends and key management commentary with highlights from earnings call transcripts of S&P 500 companies for the Q1’22 earnings season. With Bakkt Holdings, Squarespace, New Relic, Owlet, SmartRent and Walt Disney among some of the bigger names that reported earnings last week, here are some key trending topics that emerged during earnings updates from the week of May 9th, 2022:
Welcome back to our earnings season weekly update on trending topics, macro trends and key management commentary with highlights from earnings call transcripts of S&P 500 companies for the Q1’22 earnings season. With Chegg, PROS Holdings, OneSpan, Fastly, CSG Systems, Fortinet and Cars.com among some of the tech names that reported earnings last week, here are some key trending topics that emerged during earnings updates from the week of May 2nd, 2022:
Welcome back to our earnings season weekly update on trending topics, macro trends and key Welcome back to our earnings season weekly update on trending topics, macro trends and key management commentary with highlights from earnings call transcripts of S&P 500 companies for the Q1’22 earnings season. With a busy earnings week for the IT sector, a volatile market led to notable challenges being reported by top tech organizations like Alphabet, Amazon and Apple, while on the flip side, other tech giants like Microsoft and Meta announced strong quarterly growth. With Snap, Pinterest, Coursera, Tyler Technologies and ADP among the additional tech names that reported earnings last week, here are some key trending topics that emerged during earnings updates from the week of April 25th, 2022:
Welcome back to our earnings season weekly update on trending topics, macro trends and key management commentary with highlights from earnings call transcripts of S&P 500 companies for the Q1’22 earnings season. With a busy earnings week for the Financial sector, economic topics are predominant. Also dominating the headlines this week is that Twitter has accepted Elon Musk’s gargantuan $44 Billion cash deal to take the company private by paying off its shareholders at a price of $54.20 per share. Aside from this development, here are some key trending topics that emerged during earnings updates from the week of April 18th, 2022:
It’s wonderful to see the continuous evolution occurring at the New York Stock Exchange to meet the needs of corporate issuers. Q4 takes great pride in having an expanded presence in the new enhanced NYSE Issuer Services program for NYSE-listed companies. This program offers new and existing listed companies access to a suite of complementary products and services that serve as best-of-breed IR solutions and services and truly represent the essential components of an innovative and effective IR program.
Welcome back to our weekly update on trending topics, macro trends and key management commentary with highlights from earnings call transcripts of S&P 500 companies for the Q1’22 earnings season. With JP Morgan, Bank of America, U.S. Bancorp, Citigroup and PNC Financial Services among the larger companies that reported results last week, economic topics are predominant. Here are some key trending topics that emerged during earnings updates from the week of April 11th, 2022:
With the announcement of a new Proposed Rule by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US regulatory environment has taken a giant leap forward. Ignoring ESG-related and climate-related disclosures will soon no longer be an option for many domestic (US) or foreign SEC registrants.