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May 2, 2025

CART: Healthy Sales Growth with Healthier Operating Leverage

By Steven Fox

We raise 2025/2026E EBITDA for Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart (CART; $44.35; E/W), from $1.025B/$1.175B to $1.075B/$1.225B, which implies EBITDA margins expand from 2.6% of GTV in 2024 to 2.9% in 2025 and 3.1% in 2026E, after…

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May 2, 2025

UBER: Attracts Another Autonomous Tech Provider

By Steven Fox

Yesterday, Uber Technologies (UBER; $82.87; E/W) announced a new multi-year partnership with May Mobility to deploy “thousands” of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on Uber’s network over the next few years, starting in Arlington, TX by the…

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May 2, 2025

BDC: Solving for More Full System Solutions

By Steven Fox

We bump up our 2025/2026E EPS for Belden (BDC; $101.35; E/W) from $7.00/$7.70 to $7.25/$7.75 after the company produced some healthy Q1 upside with Q2E guidance that was generally in line with Street expectations.  On…

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May 2, 2025

APTV: Executes Well but Still See Major Tariffs to Consider

By Steven Fox

Aptiv (APTV; $56.96; E/W) produced better than expected Q1 results and a more favorable Q2E outlook than we anticipated, which assumes that vehicle production schedules from the company’s auto OEM customers through June prove solid….

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May 2, 2025

COMM: Fiber Boom Continues as Growth Broadens Out

By Steven Fox

We raise 2025E EBITDA for CommScope (COMM; $4.55; E/W) from $1,025mm to $1,050mm (20.6% of sales) after it produced a healthy Q1 beat and reiterated full 2025E adjusted EBITDA outlook of $1,000-1,050mm. This is despite…

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May 1, 2025

CART: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart, (CART; $39.80; E/W) posted Q1 adjusted EBITDA of $244mm (2.7% of GTV), which was ahead of our forecast of $230mm (2.5% of GTV) and the Street’s $229mm (2.5% of GTV). At the…

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May 1, 2025

BDC: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Belden (BDC; $103.11; E/W) reported Q1 non-GAAP EPS of $1.60, which beat our $1.48 and the Street’s $1.49 on sales of $625mm (vs. our $613mm and the Street’s $616mm). Recall, BDC’s Q1 guidance called for…

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May 1, 2025

APTV: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Aptiv (APTV; $57.06; E/W) reported adjusted Q1 EPS of $1.69, which was well ahead of our $1.52 and the Street’s $1.53 on sales of $4,825mm (vs. our $4,750mm and the Street’s $4,793mm). As per the…

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May 1, 2025

COMM: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

CommScope (COMM; $3.74; E/W) reported Q1 non-GAAP EPS of $0.14, which beat our $0.10 and the Street’s $0.06. Sales were $1,112mm, which compared to our $1,088mm and the Street’s $1,112mm. As per the variance table…

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April 30, 2025

WDC: Strong Start to New Era

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Western Digital (WDC; $43.86) and raise F2025/F2026E (Jun) EPS from $4.27/$5.45 to $4.75/$5.80 after the company produced a healthy FQ3 (Mar) “beat and raise” that further demonstrated…

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April 30, 2025

BHE: Operating Well in Mixed Markets

By Steven Fox

Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $38.27; O/P) produced solid Q1 results and guidance that basically jibed with our forecasts, albeit with some more top line pressures than we assumed would be the case, which was generally offset…

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April 30, 2025

STX: Demonstrates that Its Secular Improvements Can Continue

By Steven Fox

We raise F2025/F2026E (Jun) EPS for Seagate (STX; $81.60; O/P) from $7.55/$8.80 to $7.90/$9.25 after the company’s healthy “beat and raise”, supporting the idea that cloud data center spending, and associated demand for high capacity…

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April 29, 2025

STX: First Look at FQ3 (Mar) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Seagate (STX; $81.60; O/P) reported FQ3 (Mar) non-GAAP EPS of $1.90, which was comfortably ahead of our $1.75 and the Street’s $1.74 on sales of $2,160mm (vs. our $2,138mm and the Street’s $2,124mm). Recall, STX’s…

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April 29, 2025

GLW: Continuing to Drive More Value from Its Innovation

By Steven Fox

We are bumping up our 2025/2026E EPS from $2.25/$2.55 to $2.35/$2.65 for Corning (GLW; $44.46; O/P), which now equates to ~15% average annual EPS growth, after the company delivered some upside with its Q1 print…

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April 29, 2025

SANM: Still on Healthy Growth Track

By Steven Fox

We modify our F2025E (Sept) EPS from $6.00 to $5.85 (+11% YoY) for Sanmina (SANM; $80.73; O/P) mainly for a delay in a large new program ramp after it produced some slight upside with FQ2…

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