Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) has emerged among the most-discussed stocks on Reddit’s r/WallSteetBets forum as of early Tuesday.
What Happened: BBBY is seeing the second-highest interest on the forum with 572 mentions at press time, data from Quiver Quantitative showed.
Exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY (NYSE:SPY)) and video game retailer GameStop Corp . (NYSE: NYSE:GME) are in the first and third positions, respectively, having attracted 660 and 251 mentions.
BBBY is also trending in the fourth spot on Stocktwits.
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Why It Matters: Bed Bath & Beyond shares surged more than 34% in Monday’s regular trading session after GameStop chairman and Chewy Inc. (NYSE: CHWY) co-founder Ryan Cohen said he has acquired a 9.8% stake in the company.
Cohen said in a letter to Bed Bath’s board he believes the retailer should explore strategic alternatives that include separating Buybuy Baby chain and a full sale of the company.
Price Action: Bed Bath shares closed 34.2% higher in Monday’s regular trading session at $21.71, but fell almost 2.2% in the after-hours session to $21.24.
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