Company Notes


July 17, 2023

ST: Attractive Risk/Reward into Earnings

By Steven Fox

We think the shares of Sensata (ST; $45.47; O/P) still look oversold to us ahead of its Q2 results and outlook on July 25th (after market). The stock is down 16% from its recent high…

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July 17, 2023

STX: Reducing Estimates Ahead of FQ4 Print

By Steven Fox

We are reducing our FQ4 (Jun) and F2024E (Jun) EPS for Seagate (STX; $61.57; E/W) ahead of the company’s release of full FQ4 results on July 26th (after market). Recall, STX warned at an investor…

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July 17, 2023

GLW: Still See More Near-Term Risk to Stock

By Steven Fox

The shares of Corning (GLW; $33.56; E/W) were -6% on Friday (7/14) on rising concerns over the prospects for broadband and wireless infrastructure spending, which jibed with our own warnings (“Reducing Estimates”; 5/24). Most notably,…

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July 12, 2023

LCID: Still Looking for More Delivery Momentum

By Steven Fox

This morning, Lucid Group (LCID; $7.16; O/P) announced it delivered 1,404 vehicles (flat QoQ) during Q2 while producing 2,173 vehicles (-6% QoQ) at its manufacturing facility in Casa Grande, Arizona. By comparison, we were modeling…

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July 12, 2023

UBER: Adds Toppings to Delivery Network Pizza

By Steven Fox

This morning, Domino’s Pizza (DPZ; $349.79; NR) announced a new global agreement with Uber Technologies (UBER; $44.36; O/P), which allows its customers, initially just from the U.S., to order from the pizza delivery chain through…

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July 11, 2023

UBER: Expanding on Public Transit Reach

By Steven Fox

This morning, Uber Technologies (UBER; $44.04; O/P) announced a partnership with RideCo, which opens up further possibilities for the company to expand its user base while better monetizing its current network. To that end, Uber…

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July 11, 2023

LCID: Some More Thoughts on Aston Martin Agreement

By Steven Fox

The shares of Lucid Group (LCID; $7.93; O/P) have now rallied 43% from around record lows since it announced a long-term technology supply agreement with Aston Martin Lagonda (AML.GB; £3.34; NR) on June 26th (“First…

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July 10, 2023

UBER: Thoughts on the Carsharing Opportunity

By Steven Fox

We think the most recent “go public” news from Turo, which is the world’s largest peer-to-peer carsharing marketplace, further highlights a still underappreciated range of opportunities for Uber Technologies (UBER; $42.94; O/P) to increasingly monetize…

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July 10, 2023

PSNY: Adjusting Model for Better Q2 Deliveries

By Steven Fox

We are raising our Q2E and full 2023E sales for Polestar (PSNY; $4.49; O/P) after the company disclosed last week that its Q2 vehicle deliveries were approximately 15,800 (+36% YoY), which was well ahead of…

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June 29, 2023

FLEX: Completes Another Round of NXT Sales

By Steven Fox

Last night, Nextracker (NXT; $37.13; E/W), a subsidiary of Flex (FLEX; $26.66; O/P), priced its previously announced Class A common stock offering at $36.50 per share, which delivers another $518mm of proceeds to Flex, albeit…

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June 29, 2023

MU: The Bottom Is In; But Not Too Excited About Upturn

By Steven Fox

We adjust F2023E/F2024E (Aug) EPS for Micron (MU; $67.07; E/W) from ($4.50)/($2.10) to ($4.55)/($3.10) after a somewhat better than expected FQ3 (May). Also, FQ4 (Aug) guidance was not too far off from consensus even with…

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June 28, 2023

MU: First Look at FQ3 (May) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Micron Technology (MU; $67.07; E/W) reported FQ3 (May) non-GAAP EPS loss of ($1.43), which was better than our ($1.58) and the Street’s ($1.61) on some sales upside ($3,752mm vs. our $3,600mm and consensus of $3,650mm….

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June 28, 2023

DASH: Announces Major New App Features

By Steven Fox

This morning, DoorDash (DASH; $74.76; E/W) announced a large set of updates to its marketplace app, which we think furthers its scale and technical advantages against many on-line delivery network peers, as per recent share…

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June 27, 2023

CHPT: More Reason to Buy

By Steven Fox

This morning, ChargePoint (CHPT; $7.51; O/P) formally announced availability of a North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector option for several of its Level 2 AC and DC fast chargers, including field updates for chargers already…

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June 27, 2023

FLEX: Moves to Add Further to Cash Hoard

By Steven Fox

Last night, Nextracker (NXT; $38.05; E/W), a subsidiary of Flex (FLEX; $26.10; O/P), announced a Class A common stock offering that further monetizes Flex’s stake at a quicker pace than previously assumed due to bank…

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