US activists' demands push up stock prices but maybe not for long, Lazard report says
Demands by U.S. activist investors can send a target company's stock surging, and new data from investment bank Lazard show that these corporate nudges generate considerable market index-beating gains in the days after demands are announced. But the gains are not always long-lasting, according to a report by Lazard. "Activism drives median share price outperformance of 200 basis points in the five days following campaign launches," Lazard wrote in its annual review of shareholder activism, which was released to clients on Wednesday.
