state
Fear / compression
Re-rating trigger
subscriber momentum evidence
Trails rev. print
Still missing
The 43x-to-24x re-rating loop and why this week's pop is a sentiment vote
A compression loop drives the multiple from 43x to 24x; the Ackman disclosure opens a gate that reroutes flow into an +8% pop gated by subscriber-momentum evidence.
43x to 24x re-rating loop: the pop is a sentiment vote
feedback
Fear inputs '25-'26
hours / subscriber down
AI disruption, M&A posture
43x
24x
multiple compresses
Downward price loop
stock -1/3 yr, -42% peak
while FCF rises +31%
re-rating, not earnings
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Aug 13 2026
Pershing Square
"substantial discount"
Loop resets up
evidence trails
the revenue print
Re-rating pop
+8% in a week
extending into Wed
Multiple persists
or compresses further
momentum still unknown
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