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May 30, 2023

UBER: News Highlights Advancing AI Use at the Edge

By Steven Fox

We think recent news flow from Uber Technologies (UBER; $37.56; O/P) further highlights how the company can drive more and more near-term AI and machine learning outcomes “at the edge” over time through its shared…

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May 30, 2023

APTV: More Support for Its Undervalued Growth Stories

By Steven Fox

We think last week’s Capital Markets Day from Ford (F; $12.59; NR) and FQ1 (Apr) results from NVIDIA’s (NVDA; $401.11; NR) bode especially well for electrification, active safety (Level 2+ autonomy) and software-defined vehicle stories…

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May 24, 2023

CHPT: Growth Story Looks Undervalued into Earnings

By Steven Fox

We see favorable risk/reward around the shares of ChargePoint (CHPT; $8.36; O/P) into the company’s FQ1 (Apr) results and outlook, which are scheduled for next Thursday (6/1 after market). The stock is now down 26%…

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May 24, 2023

DELL: More EPS Cuts Coming?

By Steven Fox

We are concerned our and Street forecasts for Dell Technologies (DELL; $45.43; E/W) go through another round of cuts after its FQ1 (Apr) print next Thursday (6/1 after market). Recall, Dell’s F2024E (Jan) outlook called…

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May 24, 2023

GLW: Reducing Estimates

By Steven Fox

We are reducing our 2023/2024E EPS for Corning (GLW; $31.71; E/W), which were already below consensus, from $1.90/$2.20 to $1.80/$2.07 (vs. the Street’s $2.00/$2.38), to take a more conservative demand stance around the company’s Optical…

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May 24, 2023

NTAP: More Guidance Worries into FQ4 Print

By Steven Fox

We believe out-quarter consensus thinking for NetApp (NTAP; $66.46; E/W) once again proves too optimistic, especially on the top line, when the company reports FQ4 (Apr) results and outlook next Wednesday (5/31 after market). On…

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May 23, 2023

DELL: More Innovation Announced at Dell World

By Steven Fox

Dell Technologies’ (DELL; $46.57; E/W) Co-COO Jeff Clarke led an interesting keynote earlier today during the second day of Dell Technologies World. The talk further highlighted the company’s accelerating pace of innovation that we see…

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May 23, 2023

UBER: More Support for Uber’s Hybrid AV Rideshare Vision

By Steven Fox

This morning, Uber Technologies (UBER; $39.57; O/P) and Waymo, which is owned by Alphabet (GOOGL; $123.86; NR), announced a new, multi-year strategic partnership to integrate Waymo’s self-driving system (Waymo Driver) into certain portions of Uber’s…

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May 22, 2023

DELL: Key Points from Keynote

By Steven Fox

We listened to the Dell Technologies World keynote earlier today from Dell’s (DELL; $47.54; E/W) CEO Michael Dell and co-COO Chuck Whitten, along with some brief customer presentations by executives from CVS Health (CVS; $69.42;…

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May 22, 2023

MU: More Bad News

By Steven Fox

It has now been well-reported that Micron (MU; $65.22; E/W) received notice yesterday from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) that it believed its products presented a cybersecurity risk. This news comes after the CAC…

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May 19, 2023

APTV: Some More Software Defining Thoughts

By Steven Fox

Earlier this week, BlackBerry (BB; $5.36; NR) hosted an Analyst Summit, which we think provided more support for Aptiv’s (APTV; $94.63; O/P) increasing focus on software innovation following its $3.5B acquisition of Wind River (“Wind…

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May 17, 2023

UBER: All in the Family

By Steven Fox

Earlier today, Uber Technologies (UBER; $37.92; O/P) rolled out a range of new and complementary product features across both its Mobility and Delivery businesses (50% and 45% of 2023E gross bookings) as part of the…

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May 17, 2023

ST: New Product News Further Highlights Oversold Stock

By Steven Fox

This morning, Sensata (ST; $41.00; O/P) announced the launch of a new compact battery management system (BMS), under the “catchy” branding of c-BMS24X. More to the point, Sensata believes its new BMS meets demanding requirements…

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May 17, 2023

LYFT: And Now a New CFO

By Steven Fox

Last night, Lyft (LYFT; $8.24; E/W) announced CFO Elaine Paul, who just joined in January of last year, is now stepping down from her role effective Friday (5/19). This news does not come entirely as…

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May 12, 2023

PSNY: A Volvo Software Delay Bites Product Ramp

By Steven Fox

Polestar Automotive (PSNY; $3.34; O/P) lowered its full 2023E vehicle deliveries outlook from ~80K (+55% YoY) to 60-70K (+16-36% YoY) with the release of its Q1 results, which also included a range of other “puts…

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