Is Chewy the next meme stock? Roaring Kitty sends the online pet-goods retailer on a wild ride

Shares of the company shot up last week after Keith Gill, the face behind the GameStop short squeeze, signaled his stake in the company.

Just weeks after Keith Gill—the leader behind the famous 2021 GameStop short squeeze—staged an eventful return to the internet, it looks like he’s got his sights set on a brand-new source of meme-stock fodder: Chewy, the online pet goods retailer.