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Activist Targets (Bill Ackman style) 2026 — QMA ranking

Bill Ackman (Pershing Square, $19B) — buys 5-10% stakes, pushes for change. We seek firms with underperforming operations + entering smart money + restructuring catalyst.

Why this list

Activist Special Situations (Bill Ackman, Carl Icahn, Elliott Management framework) — buy 5-10% stakes, push for restructurings, spinoffs, sales. Profit from catalyst trades — board changes, asset sales, capital returns. QMA proxy via existing data: mid-cap $1B-$50B, composite 45-70, IAS ≥ 65, IFS ≥ 65.

This activist targets (bill ackman style) ranking is assembled by the QMA analytical engine from the current composite score and this category's filters — sorted from the highest rating. Recomputed daily. It is not a backtest result. This is a descriptive analytical assessment, not investment advice.

  1. #1
    PSECB
    Prospect Capital Corporation · Financial Services

    QMA composite score 64 (B), value (FVS) 67.

    Composite 64$1.48$1.2B
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  2. #2
    MNRB
    Mach Natural Resources LP · Energy

    QMA composite score 58 (B), value (FVS) 61.

    Composite 58$10.87$1.5B
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  3. #3
    WGSB
    GeneDx Holdings Corp. · Healthcare

    QMA composite score 56 (B), value (FVS) 24.

    Composite 56$56.15$2.6B
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  4. #4
    XENEB
    Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. · Healthcare

    QMA composite score 55 (B), value (FVS) 36.

    Composite 55$35.34$3.3B
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  5. #5
    ROCKC
    Gibraltar Industries, Inc. · Industrials

    QMA composite score 55 (C), value (FVS) 37.

    Composite 55$38.83$1.6B
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  6. #6
    NVRIC
    Enviri Corporation · Industrials

    QMA composite score 53 (C), value (FVS) 31.

    Composite 53$19.06$1.5B
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  7. #7
    INBXC
    Inhibrx Biosciences Inc. · Healthcare

    QMA composite score 52 (C), value (FVS) 25.

    Composite 52$93.38$1.3B
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  8. #8
    TLXC
    Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited · Healthcare

    QMA composite score 51 (C), value (FVS) 76.

    Composite 51$9.15$2.4B
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  9. #9
    AMRZC
    Amrize AG · Basic Materials

    QMA composite score 50 (C), value (FVS) 72.

    Composite 50$39.44$32.9B
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  10. #10
    MBCC
    MasterBrand, Inc. · Consumer Cyclical

    QMA composite score 50 (C), value (FVS) 33.

    Composite 50$7.30$1.7B
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  11. #11
    AAPGC
    Ascentage Pharma Group International · Healthcare

    QMA composite score 46 (C), value (FVS) 33.

    Composite 46$15.44$2.2B
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  12. #12
    OID
    O-I Glass, Inc. · Consumer Cyclical

    QMA composite score 44 (D), value (FVS) 43.

    Composite 44$6.47$2.5B
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  13. #13
    MAASD
    Maase Inc. · Technology

    QMA composite score 43 (D), value (FVS) 41.

    Composite 43$12.20$1.8B
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  14. #14
    PSNYD
    Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC · Consumer Cyclical

    QMA composite score 38 (D), value (FVS) 34.

    Composite 38$3.67$1.3B
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  15. #15
    TMCD
    TMC the metals company inc. · Basic Materials

    QMA composite score 38 (D), value (FVS) 23.

    Composite 38$2.43$2.7B
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