Popular Stock Nosedives After CEO Encourages Pro-Palestine Protesters To Join Company

Trendy healthcare company Hims & Hers lost close to $210 in stock value after its CEO announced he’s “eager” to hire pro-Palestine protesters who are trashing university campuses across the United States.

Him & Hers is an online sexual health and pharmaceutical company that was founded in 2017.

The company’s stock fell 8% after its CEO Andrew Dudum, who is Palestinian-American, said his company would be glad to have the pro-Palestine protesters at Hims and Hers.

Dudum tweeted, “If you’re currently protesting against the genocide of the Palestinian people & for your university’s divestment from Israel, keep going. It’s working. There are plenty of companies & CEOs eager to hire you, regardless of university discipline. Apply here.”

Hims and Hers stock plummets 8% after CEO says he is ‘eager’ to hire anti-Israel protesters https://t.co/2D752K9eTx pic.twitter.com/Axk0heRwQP

— New York Post (@nypost) May 4, 2024

Moral courage > College degree

If you’re currently protesting against the genocide of the Palestinian people & for your university’s divestment from Israel, keep going. It’s working.

There are plenty of companies & CEOs eager to hire you, regardless of university discipline.…

— andrewdudum (@AndrewDudum) May 1, 2024

Here’s what The New York Post reported:

Buzzy healthcare company Hims & Hers lost nearly $210 million in stock value in a single day after the company’s CEO said he and other executives were “eager” to hire anti-Israel student protesters who’ve faced disciplinary actions from their universities.

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The online sexual health and pharmaceutical company plummet 8% on Friday from its opening price of $12.24 to $11.26 — just two days after Palestinian-American CEO Andrew Dudum said companies would be happy to have the protesters and encouraged them to apply to Hims and Hers.

“Moral courage > College degree,” Dudum tweeted on Thursday, amid the nationwide anti-Israel protests at universities that have seen more than 2,100 people arrested.

Hundreds more have been suspended or banned from campus activities for participating in the demonstrations.

NEW: HIMS stock is going flaccid after founder & CEO Andrew Dudum praised pro-Palestine protesters & encouraged them to apply for jobs at his company.

Hims stock, a male ED brand, was down 8% on Friday after Dudum said he was “eager” to hire these students.

“Moral courage >… pic.twitter.com/chzXWz22Qi

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 4, 2024

Per The Daily Mail:

The CEO of male hair loss company HIMS has sparked furious backlash and threats of a boycott after he offered jobs to university students protesting in support of Palestine.

Andrew Dudum, who identifies as Palestinian-American, voiced support for the student protesters across US campuses on X.

‘Moral courage > College degree,’ the CEO, 35, wrote on Wednesday. ‘If you’re currently protesting against the genocide of the Palestinian people & for your university’s divestment from Israel, keep going. It’s working. There are plenty of companies & CEOs eager to hire you, regardless of university discipline.