Famous short seller Hindenburg Research is betting against activist investor Carl Icahn’s publicly traded holding company Icahn Enterprise.
The short seller researcher claimed that the Icahn Enterprise is overvalued and is holding some assets at an inflated price.
The report claimed, "Icahn has been using money taken in from new investors to pay out dividends to old investors"
"Such ponzi-like economic structures are sustainable only to the extent that new money is willing to risk being the last one holding the bag," the research report added.
Icahn Enterprises LP Common Stock’s shares are down nearly 11% in pre market, minutes after the news broke.
Carl Icahn is one of Wall Street's most successful investors and has been shaking up corporate America for decades.
Currently, with a net worth of around $17.6 billion, Icahn is ranked 94th on the 2023 Billionaires list on Forbes.