The analyst advises avoiding Rocket Companies, stating that their acquisition of Redfin is a desperate move that will ultimately make both companies strategically worse off. He highlights Rocket's declining growth since 2020 and its lack of differentiated service as a mortgage provider, concluding that the acquisition is a strategic misstep that will lead to unprofitability for the combined entity.
“I think this is one of the stranger Acquisitions that I've seen recently rocket not growing at the moment they've been in Decline since 2020.”