Qorvo Stock Soars as Starboard Value Takes Stake in Chipmaker

Investopedia
01-18

Key Takeaways

  • Qorvo shares jumped 11% Friday when hedge fund Starboard Value made a significant investment in the maker of radio frequency and power semiconductors.
  • A regulatory filing shows Starboard owns 7.29 million shares, which equates to a value of more than half a billion dollars.
  • Qorvo warned in October its business was being negatively impacted by changing cellphone demand.

Qorvo (QRVO) shares jumped 11% Friday when hedge fund Starboard Value made a significant investment in the maker of radio frequency and power semiconductors.

In a regulatory filing, Qorvo reported Starboard held 7.29 million shares of the company, a 7.7% stake. At yesterday’s closing price of $73.59, the ownership is valued at about $536 million.

Qorvo Warned of Business Slowdown Last Quarter

Qorvo has struggled of late. In October, shares plunged 25% to their lowest level since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 when the firm posted a surprising second-quarter loss and warned it faced a continued business slowdown.

At the time, CFO Grant Brown explained that changing consumer cellphone buying habits reduced demand. Brown added that the company was "taking appropriate actions, including factory consolidation and operating expense reductions as well as focusing on opportunities that align with our long-term profitability objectives."

Neither Qorvo nor Starboard Value immediately responded to an Investopedia request for comment.

Even with today's advance, shares of Qorvo are down almost 20% in the past year.

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