Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough is adding Medallia (MDLA) to the short side of Investing Ideas. Below is a brief note.
Looking for Tech Shorts as names like WORK are crashing within a bubble (NASDAQ) that's been popping?
How about re-shorting another name Technology analyst Ami Joseph nailed on the short side that's bouncing to lower-highs as the insiders keep selling: Medallia (MDLA)?
Here's a summary excerpt from Ami's recent Institutional Research note on the name (the CEO of this company is a real treat):
Medallia Inc. (MDLA) is a Hedgeye Technology Best Idea Short. Leslie (MDLA CEO) is predictable. This acquisition of Stella Connect keeps 4Q above 20% revenue growth. Stella is a perfect MDLA acquisition: raised $50MM+ over 12 years, acquired for $100MM, and MDLA CFO pretends MDLA can "make Stella great again". MDLA needs one more to get them there for 1Q22. But the next one will be smaller ($10MM annual revenue; should cost $50-60MM) and Leslie will be sure to remind all of us that he only does technology tuck-ins. MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS FROM EPS:
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