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$TWTR · Legendary Investor Dan Loeb on AI, Credit, & Third Point’s $25B Strategy

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$TWTRbullish· high· posdan loeb

Third Point bought Twitter/X debt at 96-97 cents yielding 12% as largest credit position

Twitter debt was deep underwater after Musk buyout; when Morgan Stanley sold near par, most credit investors were scared, but Third Point's equity-value analysis gave comfort to m…

$XAIbullish· high· posdan loeb

Third Point led XAI debt financing despite no cash flow, conviction on real business fundamentals

XAI's $2B revenue at $20B enterprise value with no cash flow was avoided by credit investors, but Third Point's cross-capital-structure view gave conviction to take large position…

$NVDA···bullish· high· posdan loeb

Loeb: Nvidia at 15-28x earnings remains most attractive sector with bulk of capital deployed

Nvidia's dominant position in AI compute, fast growth at scale, and reasonable valuation (15-28x) make it the core holding; AI capex cycle has years to run with strong earnings an…

$RYCEY···bullish· low· posdan loeb

Loeb holds Rolls-Royce and ASML/ASM in Europe — local economy-dependent companies challenged

European holdings limited to global champions (Rolls-Royce, ASML, ASM); companies dependent on local European economy are challenged by regulatory environment.

$ASML···bullish· low· posdan loeb

Loeb holds ASML in Europe as global champion not dependent on local economy

ASML held as European investment because it's a global semiconductor equipment leader not tied to European domestic economy.

$DHR···bullish· high· posdan loeb

Loeb: Danaher was most instructive investment — best-run business with Kaizen operating system

Danaher's Danaher Business System (DBS) — continuous improvement culture, accountability celebrated not shamed, systematic portfolio upgrading from industrials to healthcare — tau…

$ANTHROPICbullish· highdan loeb

Loeb names Anthropic as one of three most consequential companies alongside Nvidia and Elon's empire

Anthropic's revenue growth, product adoption, and upcoming model releases (Mythos) suggest AI adoption is barely scratching the surface across corporate layers.

$MU···neutral· mediumdan loeb

Loeb: Micron's 80% growth quarter sold off on excessive expectations — classic human nature anomaly

Micron delivered phenomenal quarter (+80%) but stock sold off because expectations were too high; illustrates how human nature creates trading opportunities when fundamentals and…

$META···neutral· mediumdan loeb

Loeb cites Meta as example of Wile E. Coyote moment — good quarter, no buyers left, stock tanked

Meta put up a good quarter, stock gapped up then collapsed because there was no one left to buy; demonstrates market structure anomalies from pod/quant forced selling.

$SONY···neutral· mediumdan loeb

Loeb: Sony activism took 5 years to break up conglomerate — semi spinout, financial services partial spin

Third Point pushed Sony to separate conglomerate pieces (semiconductors, insurance, electronics); management resisted but eventually implemented many changes over 5 years, proving…

$IR···bullish· lowdan loeb

Loeb: Ingersoll Rand well-run business from Danaher executive diaspora

Ingersoll Rand cited as example of Danaher alumni (diaspora) running well-operated businesses with similar continuous improvement culture.

$FTXbearish· highdan loeb

Loeb: FTX investment was hardest lesson — verified on-chain growth but failed basic bank balance due diligence

FTX appeared legitimate with blockchain-verifiable growth and quality co-investors, but turned out to be fraud; now Third Point does basic bank balance checks that would have caug…

$CASY···bullish· mediumdan loeb

Loeb: Casey's was best-performing stock — pizza chain masquerading as convenience stores

Casey's looked like a convenience store chain but was actually a pizza chain; analyst fieldwork (eating pizza in Texas) revealed the true driver of returns.