“Evil”?!!! Who said anything about management being “evil”?!!!
I’m sorry you regularly resort to hyperbole and see everything at such black and white extremes. This kind of emotional thinking is not how wealth is created.
It is perfectly reasonable to ask for more from management when they don’t deliver on certain promises (e.g. 3 deals for 2023). It is also reasonable to lean on them for selling (as opposed to buying some) shares when many including the management opine that the stock is undervalued.
Despite these shortcomings, a reasonable investor can also simultaneously appreciate the underlying successful technology that has made Halozyme highly profitable and a EBITA growth machine.
Just because they failed on a some fronts, it does not make them “evil” or “self-destructive.” It just means they can do better. Even the best C-suites make some mistakes at times. Best case scenario they learn from their mistakes and worst case scenario, investor can push (or at least express a need) for a change in leadership (I for one would be happy with changes). However, none of this makes the management “evil” or the underlying successful technology “un-investable” as you claim.
If you thought this way, you would have missed the recent 30% run from low $30’s to $40 and the previous runs from single digits to all time highs. Some of us were able to see the value of Enhanze despite the management failures in 2023 and loaded up even more in the low 30’s. I wrote on this board that Halozyme is a cash generating machine despite the management (not because of it) and still believe this.
Halozyme will continue to grow EBITA and is undervalued based on the already-approved Enhanze products. The stock will be perform quite well even without new deals. However, some of us (including me) would like to see even more with new deals, insider buys and better communication.
