Barron's Activist Stocks 11-24-2007
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Date updated:11-24-2007

Each week Barron's has a 13D Filings column. 13Ds are filed when a fund (usually an activist hedge fund) accumulates more than 5% of a firm and is planning on pushing for change (e.g.a sale of the company, sale of certain assets, a share buyback, or a share dividend) to unlock value.

See Hate list below where funds filed 13Ds showing a new decrease in particular positions.

symbol name last price % change open
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  • DUCK
    Duckwall-alco Sto
  • $15.01
  • -4.64%
  • $15.87

"Strongbow Capital may nominate a slate of directors for election at the 2008 annual meeting, and may propose selling Duckwall-ALCO Stores. Strongbow has expressed disappointment with the Abilene, Kan., regional retailer's management and suggested that Duckwall-ALCO expand its board by adding a Strongbow designee and form an executive committee to oversee its business. Strongbow says that it's unhappy with results of the company's three-year turnaround program. The shareholder says that the company's management has done an "inadequate" job of controlling expenses and reducing inventory. Strongbow holds 543,517 shares (14.3% of the total outstanding)."

People owning DUCK also tend to own: ACLACWALOGAMXARCARMHYASMI

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • NENG
    Network Engines
  • $1.28
  • +4.07%
  • $1.25

"Trinad Management wants Network Engines to consider initiating a share-buyback program. Trinad says it strongly believes that the board has an "obligation to dedicate a portion of its cash reserve and free cash flow to projects which have the greatest return to shareholders, such as a share-buyback program." The investor also says that it believes that Network Engines is "significantly undervalued, and that a share-buyback program would improve investors' overall perception of the company's equity value." Trinad reported ownership of 2.85 million shares (6.5%)."

People owning NENG also tend to own: AVNXEMKRCHTRDSCOMNSTMTICSMTK

TheStreet.com Rating: D+ What is this?

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  • TMTA
    N/a
  • $17.52
  • 0.00
  • $17.52

"Riley Investment Management urged the company to review all options to enhance shareholder value. Riley and its affiliates beneficially own 708,998 shares (5.9%)."

People owning TMTA also tend to own: ACTUBELMBKHMCHTRCKSWCOSIFNSR

TheStreet.com Rating: No Rating What is this?

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  • RSTO
    Restoration Hardw
  • $0.00
  • 0.00%
  • $N/A

"Sears Holdings (SHLD) intends to evaluate the "desirability" of proposing an acquisition of Restoration Hardware. Sears disclosed that it had proposed buying Restoration before the purveyor of high-end home furnishings agreed to be bought by a private-equity group. Sears says that it approached Restoration in June about a possible business combination, and in late October proposed purchasing the company for $4 a share. Sears is seeking to obtain certain nonpublic information from Restoration, and has indicated that it would enter into a confidentiality agreement to get such information. Sears Holdings has 5.3 million shares (13.67%)."

People owning RSTO also tend to own: ACNBEAVCJOYGNEMSSDTINY

TheStreet.com Rating: No Rating What is this?

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  • MGI
    Moneygram Intl
  • $2.55
  • -3.04%
  • $2.63

"Blum Capital Partners reported ownership of 6,429,400 shares (7.8%), bought from Oct. 23 to Nov. 16 at $14.61 to $19 a share."

People owning MGI also tend to own: ABDAFFMAGOAIZALJAMPATLS

TheStreet.com Rating: D What is this?

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  • HYC
    Hypercom Cp
  • $3.26
  • -0.61%
  • $3.31

"Chicago investment firm Discovery Group I reported ownership of 2,673,235 shares (5%), after buying 17,300 on Nov. 8 at $4.91 to $5 apiece."

People owning HYC also tend to own: AHRKFRCBSXCTBDOWDYNERTS

TheStreet.com Rating: D What is this?

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  • MIM
    Mi Dev Inc Cl A
  • $13.70
  • +1.71%
  • $13.45

"A group including Farallon Capital Partners raised its holdings to 3.36 million Class A shares (7.2%), from 2.8 million (5.8%) reported in May 2006."

People owning MIM also tend to own: AMXAWIBCBRK-ACALEXCFNF

TheStreet.com Rating: C- What is this?

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  • BBI
    Blockbuster Inc
  • $0.74
  • -1.33%
  • $0.7488

"Billionaire investor Carl Icahn increased his stake to 21 million Class A shares (15.99%) by buying 1,670,700 on Nov. 16 at $3.72 a share. Icahn, who is a director of Blockbuster, also owns 5.6 million of the Class B shares."

People owning BBI also tend to own: AHMAIZALBAMPAVTAXCACASY

TheStreet.com Rating: D- What is this?

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