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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 85849, member: 27"]
Ryan Cohen is swinging for a wild acquisition play, chasing a massive bonus by trying to 10x GameStop’s value.

Cohen's bonus carrot
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[*]Ryan Cohen is chasing a board-set payout.
[*]Full bonus hits at $100 billion market cap.
[*]The EBITDA target sits at $10 billion.
[*]Partial reward kicks in far earlier.
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Where GameStop stands
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[*]GameStop is valued near $11 billion.
[*]Hundreds of U.S. stores are closing.
[*]Core retail footprint keeps shrinking.
[*]Meme-era hype no longer carries it.
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The growth gamble
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[*]Planning a major acquisition to juice scale.
[*]Target likely sits in consumer or retail.
[*]The deal would involve a public company.
[*]Growth is meant to be bought, not built.
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Risk acknowledged openly
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[*]Called the plan genius or totally foolish.
[*]Banking on mismanaged companies.
[*]Sees opportunity in sleepy leadership.
[*]Admits outcomes are binary.
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Historical reality check
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[*]Market cap peaked around $33.7 billion in 2021.
[*]That run still missed the big bonus bar.
[*]Repeating even part of that matters.
[*]Partial bonus starts above $20 billion.
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Market reaction and optics
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[*]Stock jumped roughly 3.5 percent after the comments.
[*]Online persona still leans meme-heavy.
[*]Video game sales feel secondary.
[*]Execution decides everything.
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