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FTRE INVESTOR ALERT: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces that Fortrea Holdings Inc. Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead Investor Class Action Lawsuit
FTREFortrea (FTRE) GlobeNewswire News Room·2025-06-16 07:30

Core Viewpoint - Fortrea Holdings Inc. is facing a class action lawsuit for alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, with claims that the company and its executives made misleading statements regarding its financial performance and business model following its spin-off from Labcorp Holdings Inc. [1][3] Company Overview - Fortrea is a global clinical research organization (CRO) that provides development solutions for biopharmaceutical products and medical devices [2]. - The company was spun off from Labcorp in June 2023, with ongoing long-term projects at the time of the spin-off [2]. Allegations of the Lawsuit - The lawsuit claims that Fortrea overestimated revenue contributions from pre-spin projects, overstated cost savings from exiting transition services agreements (TSAs), and inflated its EBITDA targets for 2025 [3]. - Specific allegations include: - Overestimation of revenue from pre-spin projects [3]. - Overstatement of cost savings from exiting TSAs [3]. - Inflated EBITDA targets for 2025 [3]. - Overstated viability of Fortrea's post-spin business model [3]. Impact of Analyst Reports - On September 25, 2024, Jefferies downgraded Fortrea from buy to hold, citing weaknesses in its business model and a lack of material cost savings from exiting TSAs, leading to a stock price drop of over 12% [4]. - On December 6, 2024, Baird Equity Research downgraded Fortrea to neutral, resulting in an 8% decline in stock price after the company canceled two scheduled conferences [5]. Financial Performance Disclosure - On March 3, 2025, Fortrea announced that its revenue and adjusted EBITDA projections for 2025 were not aligned with prior expectations, revealing that pre-spin projects were underperforming and negatively impacting financial performance [6]. - Following this announcement, Fortrea's stock price fell by more than 25% [6].