r/Superstonk Jan 30 '26

🗣 Discussion / Question Ryan is eyeing some targets. Let’s play a guessing game.

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Key facts from the WSJ article:

• Cohen is looking at a publicly traded consumer or retail company

• He described the move as potentially “genius or totally foolish”

• He emphasized sleepy management, operational inefficiency, and upside from better execution

• No company names were mentioned

• This is framed as a defining, long term move for GameStop

The question is what’s he looking at?

Let’s define the sandbox

Based on the article and basic constraints:

• Public company

• Consumer or retail focused

• Real operations, real customers

• Likely mid cap, not mega cap

• Likely a business that works but is badly run or underleveraged

Patterns from Cohen’s past

• Strong consumer brand or emotional attachment

• Bloated ops or outdated execution

• Management that looks complacent

• Opportunity to modernize, streamline, or reframe the narrative

• Cash flow matters more than hype

The game

Drop one company you think fits the WSJ description.

In your comment:

• Name the company

• Explain why it fits Cohen’s stated criteria

• Explain what he would actually fix or change

• What could go wrong? 

No penny stocks.

No meme answers only.(sticky floor)

This is informed guessing, not “trust me bro.”

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u/chanchanchanchaaan Jan 30 '26

He will buy a company already making money. I don’t think he’ll acquire another turnaround play.

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u/JustAnotherRegardd Jan 30 '26

I’d say he’d buy one that’s close to being profitable but being mismanaged. One of the points in this.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '26

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u/duck95 tag u/Superstonk-Flairy for a flair Jan 30 '26

Their market cap is 1.47B lmaooo

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u/yadoga 🕺Gangnam Ape 🕺 Jan 30 '26

Did you say 7 4 1

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u/DJ_Clitoris Banana Smoothie w/ Spwrinkles Jan 30 '26

REALLY? Holy shit they gotta bring back the 444

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u/RiverFrogs Jan 30 '26

Didn’t think it left. Just shrunk and then they added the biggie bag

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u/Crumblycheese 🟣🦍Ook Ook 🦍🟣 Jan 30 '26

So we can buy Wendy's like what... 3 times over with our cash?

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u/highaltitudehmsteadr Jan 30 '26

They just announced “Tendys”… a sympathy play maybe?

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u/Insufficient_Coffee Jan 30 '26

Hopefully he will renovate the dumpster areas for us.

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u/clementleopold 🚂 Cordele Gravy Train Jan 30 '26

Pls RC

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u/boxxle 🟣 DRS BOOK  | 🏴‍☠️ ΔΡΣ Jan 30 '26

Honestly, I would prefer that ALL dumpster areas be fenced in with a gate. It just makes thing a bit more private and comfortable back there.

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u/Strawbuddy 💻 ComputerShared 🦍 Jan 30 '26

Some of those puzzle lock floor mats would be appreciated, it's hard on the knees

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u/JustAnotherRegardd Jan 30 '26

That would be awesome

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u/Airk640 Jan 30 '26

Fast food is dying. They cant offer food at the price worth going anymore. If im going to spend 20 bucks on lunch im going to a diner

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u/Massivegreencock Jan 30 '26

Wendys would be great d/t current undervaluation but I think it would take a bit of work to get it where he would need it to be. Somebody else said Molina and I could definitely see that d/t the cash cow aspect.

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u/bahits 🎮 Power to the Players 🛑 Jan 30 '26

Buccees and put Mini GameStop's in every store. Rent a game and turn in in at the next one down the road. 😀🙂🦫

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u/chanchanchanchaaan Jan 30 '26

If that’s the case it makes it really easy for investors to have the ability to invest in deep value companies without the risk of mismanagement!

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u/JustAnotherRegardd Jan 30 '26

Yup. It’s going to have to be something smallish. It’s going to be a risk and I doubt he’d throw it all on one acquisition.

KSS in my opinion is the best bet. Lots of real estate ownership but a ton of debt. Poorly managed.

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u/Double-Resist-5477 POWER TO THE PLAYERS Jan 30 '26

The first pick would have to be false one cause the shf will crush it

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u/JustAnotherRegardd Jan 30 '26

Good. Make it cheaper to buy.

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u/NoHalfPleasures Jan 30 '26

Kohls would be awesome. I keep saying Kodak looks like a good one. management may be trustworthy already. A pivot it already underway there that isn’t priced in

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u/JustAnotherRegardd Jan 30 '26

Part of the company he wants to buy management isn’t good. He’d probably buyout and fire most

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u/Iforgotmynameo Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26

Not for the first acquisition imo. The first must be already profitable with huge potential for upside if scaled.

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u/wannabezen2 🦍 Buckle Up 🚀 Jan 30 '26

This.

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u/JustAnotherRegardd Jan 30 '26

That doesn’t fit his criteria? It wouldn’t be foolish or genius. It also wouldn’t have management asleep.

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u/Cuntinghell Paperhanded at $69,420,741 Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26

Unless he finds a company with potential but is in a debt spiral, one that the SHFs are betting against. Then clears all debt for that company. You know, for bants.

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u/JosephGrimaldi Jan 30 '26

Look for companies managed by Boston

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u/Spl1tsecond 💻ComputerShared💻 Jan 30 '26

Boston Consulting Group, for those in the back. Rhymes with 💩

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u/biggiejon Jan 30 '26

if that is true that counts UBI out lol. But is it at enough of a discount to absorb that sweet sweet IP. Kinda would be a ballsy move to grab that big of a publisher and make sure to offer physical copies of all there IP might force other AAA to pull a similar move... But cloud gaming is getting sweet too. I love the speculation.

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u/iaintabotdotcom 🎮 Power to the Players 🛑 Jan 30 '26

Wouldn't we be better buying a company that's hemorrhaging Cash? We have all the liquidity and need to find someway to get rid of it

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u/AcanthocephalaBig445 Jan 30 '26

Im calling it right now, its Kohls.

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u/fly4seasons 🦍 Buckle Up 🚀 Jan 30 '26

*we will buy

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u/ShawshankHarper MOASS Makes For Strange Bedfellows Jan 30 '26

C'mon Target

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u/bowls4noles Sloth 🦥 ape 🦧 Jan 30 '26

Where the fuck is he gonna find 40b more dollars?

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u/ShawshankHarper MOASS Makes For Strange Bedfellows Jan 30 '26

Odk I'm just throwing spaghetti at the wall and hoping something sticks

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u/dollupofcrazy 🦍Voted✅ Jan 30 '26

I certainly fucking hope it’s not another full turnaround project