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Retail Rush Moves From Opendoor to Better Home After Eric Jackson Endorsement

Eric Jackson's endorsement appears to be redirecting speculative energy to Better Home as institutional pushback weighs on Opendoor.

Overview

  • Better Home & Finance shares extended Monday’s rally with another premarket jump Tuesday, trading near the mid-$60s after soaring as much as 176% intraday and closing up 47% on Monday.
  • Eric Jackson said EMJ Capital is long BETR, called it the “Shopify of mortgages,” and touted a potential “350-bagger,” asserting the stock should be worth $626 now with a path to $12,000 in two years.
  • Trading in BETR spiked with more than 40 million shares changing hands Monday versus an average below 83,000, and multiple volatility halts were triggered.
  • Opendoor shares fell 12% Monday and were down as much as another 12% Tuesday, pressured by a regulatory filing showing a large investor sold over 11 million shares and by fresh criticism from hedge fund manager George Noble.
  • Skeptics highlight Opendoor’s fundamentals, noting revenue fell from $15.6 billion in 2022 to $5.1 billion in 2024 and consensus still shows losses through 2026, even after recent leadership changes including Shopify’s Kaz Nejatian becoming CEO.