Nike Stock Sprints Higher After The Bell As Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Reveals New Stake
Nike Stock Sprints Higher After The Bell As Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Reveals New Stake
Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) shares are trading higher in Wednesday's after-hours session after hedge fund Pershing Square disclosed a new position in the iconic athletic footwear and apparel brand.
耐克股份有限公司（紐交所：NKE）的股票在週三的盤後交易中上漲，因爲對沖基金波希明廣場披露了對這個標誌性運動鞋和服裝品牌的新倉位。
What Happened: According to a new 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released after the market close on Wednesday, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square purchased a new stake in Nike during the second quarter.
事件經過：根據週三收盤後美國證券交易委員會的新13F文件，比爾·阿克曼的波希明廣場在第二季度購入了耐克的新股。
Pershing Square now owns approximately 3.04 million shares of Nike, worth approximately $230 million as of Wednesday's close. Nike shares were up 4.88% in after-hours trading at the time of writing, according to Benzinga Pro.
波希明廣場現在擁有約304萬股耐克股票，價值約2.3億美元，在週三的收盤價上漲4.88%的盤後交易中，據Benzinga Pro稱。
The Pershing Square filing comes after analysts at Gordon Haskett suggested that Nike could be the next target for activist investors after Starbucks Corp (NYSE:SBUX) shares surged on a CEO change earlier this week.
在戈登·哈斯凱特（Gordon Haskett）的分析師暗示星巴克公司（紐交所：SBUX）股價本週早些時候因CEO更換而暴漲後，波希明廣場的申報文件出現了，他們指出耐克可能是繼之後下一個被激進投資者瞄準的目標。
According to Benzinga Pro, traders were circling an unconfirmed report on Wednesday suggesting activists were pushing for former Deckers CEO Dave Powers to take over at Nike. Powers officially retired from Deckers on Aug. 1.
據Benzinga Pro透露，週三交易員們在圍繞一份未經證實的報告打轉，該報告聲稱激進分子正在推動前Deckers首席執行官戴夫·鮑爾斯出任耐克的CEO。鮑爾斯於8月1日正式從Deckers退休。
Pershing Square previously invested in Nike in 2017, but the firm sold its stake about six months later, locking in a quick $100 million in profit, per CNBC.
據CNBC報道，波希明廣場此前曾於2017年投資耐克，但該公司在約六個月後出售了其股份，獲得了快速10000萬美元的利潤。
NKE Price Action: Nike shares are down about 27% year-to-date. The stock was up 4.92% at $82.38 at the time of publication Wednesday, per Benzinga Pro.
NKE價格變動：耐克股票的年度跌幅約爲27%。在週三的發稿時，股價爲82.38美元，上漲4.92%，據Benzinga Pro稱。
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