Company Notes

We stick with our EPS estimates for Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $41.86; E/W) ahead of its Q2 print and guidance on July 30th (after market). Specifically, we model Q2E sales, operating margin, and EPS at $638mm…

The shares of Sensata (ST; $41.71; E/W) are still up 17% since announcing on 4/29 that it entered into Cooperation and Information Sharing Agreements with Elliott Investment Management and that CEO Jeff Cote would step…

We reiterate our Outperform and raise our target from $65 to $75 on the shares of Celestica (CLS; $63.27) ahead of its Q2 results, scheduled for next Wednesday (7/24 after market). Admittedly, our basis for…

We reiterate our Outperform rating and $40 target on the shares of Flex (FLEX; $31.82) ahead of its FQ1E (Jun) results and outlook, which are scheduled for next Wednesday (7/24 before market). More to the…

We reiterate our Outperform and raise our target from $175 to $180 on the shares of TE Connectivity (TEL; $159.03) ahead of the company’s FQ3 (Jun) results and outlook, which are scheduled for next Wednesday…

We assume Amphenol (APH; $70.10; E/W) at least extends its recent “beat and meet” streak when it reports Q2 results and provides Q3E guidance next Wednesday (7/24 before market) given that we think the supply…

We reiterate our Outperform and $100 target on the shares of Western Digital (WDC; $77.22) ahead of its FQ4 (Jun) results and outlook, which are scheduled for Wednesday, July 31st (after market). Most importantly, we…

We think underlying fundamentals behind Seagate’s (STX; $109.10; E/W) positive FQ4 (Jun) guidance update last month should comfortably support our and Street’s F2025E (Jun) forecasts, especially when it comes to gross margins, when it reports…

This morning, Lucid Group (LCID; $3.03; E/W) announced it delivered 2,394 vehicles (+22% QoQ and +71% YoY), while producing 2,110 vehicles (+22% QoQ and -3% YoY) during Q2. By comparison, our model called for Q2…

This morning, Hyzon Motors (HYZN; $0.34) announced it plans to cease operations in Australia and the Netherlands, while noting it remains focused on “core” North American Class 8 and refuse fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV)…

We raise our above consensus 2024/2025E EPS for Corning (GLW; $38.44; O/P) from $2.00/2.33 to $2.07/2.40 on the back of this morning’s positive Q2 guidance update. By comparison, we note that the Street was only…

The shares of Mobileye (MBLY; $27.89; O/P) have again dramatically reversed course in recent weeks and are -14% since 6/10 (vs. +3% for the S&P 500). We think the Street remains concerned with MBLY’s competitive…

We believe the 24% decline in the shares of Nextracker (NXT; $46.12; O/P) since mid-June presents a major buying opportunity for investors. This should especially prove the case at 14X our C2025E EPS and 9X…

We raise our F2024/F2025E (Aug) EPS for Micron (MU; $142.36; O/P) from $0.90/$8.45 to a more than reasonable $1.20/$8.75, especially when it comes to pricing power and sales mix, after the company produced a solid…

Micron Technology (MU; $142.36; O/P) reported FQ3 (May) non-GAAP EPS of $0.62, which beat our consensus matching $0.48 on higher-than-expected sales ($6,811mm vs. our $6,625mm and consensus of $6,669mm). Recall, Micron called for FQ3 sales…