CLS: Capex Concerns Well Overblown; Reiterate Outperform

The shares of Celestica (CLS; $300.00; O/P) declined 13% yesterday on the heels of what we believed to be a robust Q4 “beat and raise” that also suggested an expanding set of growth opportunities. CLS…

GLW: Healthy Prospects Now Largely In the Stock; Reduce to Equal-Weight

We are reducing our rating on the shares of Corning (GLW; $104.28) from Outperform to Equal-Weight. The stock is up 110% YoY, including +34% just since mid-November, and has now risen 2.8X since our upgrade…

APH: Big Backlog Signals; Reiterate Outperform

We are raising our 2026E EPS for Amphenol (APH; $145.96; O/P) from $3.75 to $4.20 (+26% YoY vs. +77% in 2025) to account for some upside in the Q4 print and organic guidance outlook, all…

PLXS: First Look at FQ1 (Dec) Results and Outlook

Plexus (PLXS; $180.85; E/W) reported FQ1 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS of $1.78, which was ahead of our $1.75 and the Street’s $1.76, albeit on some lower than expected sales ($1,070mm vs. our $1,075mm and the Street’s…

CLS: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

Celestica (CLS; $345.23; O/P) reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $1.89, which was comfortably ahead of our $1.73 and consensus of $1.76 on sales of $3,655mm (vs. our $3,464mm and the Street’s $3,484mm). As illustrated in…

APH: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

Amphenol (APH; $166.25; O/P) reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $0.97, which was ahead of our $0.91 and the Street’s $0.93 led by better-than-expected sales ($6,439mm vs. our $6,094mm and the Street’s $6,194mm). As per the…

GLW: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

Corning (GLW; $109.74; O/P) reported Q4 “core” EPS of $0.72, which was ahead of our $0.70 and the Street’s $0.71 on core sales of $4,412mm that was also better than our $4,354mm and the Street’s…

MU: Updates Disciplined Long Term Manufacturing Plan for New World Order

Yesterday, Micron (MU; $410.24; O/P) announced plans to invest ~$24B over ten years to expand its advanced NAND wafer fabrication operations in Singapore. The new advanced fab will be located within Micron’s existing NAND manufacturing…

STX: High Level Execution Within Its New World Order

We are raising our F2026/F2027E (Jun) EPS for Seagate (STX; $371.76; O/P) from $11.05/$13.45 to assume further records of $12.75/$15.35, +57% and +20% YoY, after the company delivered an especially robust “beat and raise”, which…

STX: First Look at FQ2 (Dec) Results and Outlook

Seagate (STX; $371.76; O/P) reported FQ2 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS of $3.11, which was well ahead of our $2.75 and the Street’s $2.83 on sales of $2,825mm that also beat our $2,738mm and the Street’s $2,741mm….

Some Favorable Year End Auto Data from Europe

This morning, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association released car registration data from the region for the month of December, which exceeded typical seasonal trends, including ongoing healthy demand for battery electric vehicles. Specifically, European vehicle…

FLEX: Looks Like a Buying Opportunity Ahead of FQ3 Print

We reiterate our Outperform and $80 target on the shares of Flex (FLEX; $63.75) ahead of the company’s FQ3 (Mar) results and outlook, scheduled for next Wednesday (2/4 before market). In fact, we think Flex’s…

SANM: Raising Estimates Again Despite Some ZT Program Transitions

We are raising our F2026/F2027E (Sep) EPS on Sanmina (SANM; $182.54; O/P) from $9.00/$10.30 to $10.05/$11.00 after the company demonstrated some healthy revenue growth in its legacy business with FQ1 (Dec) results and guidance, while…

SANM: First Look at FQ1 (Dec) Results and Outlook

Sanmina (SANM; $182.54; O/P) reported FQ1 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS of $2.38, which were well ahead of our $2.10 and the Street’s $2.13 on healthy sales upside ($3,190mm vs. our $3,050mm and the Street’s $3,076mm). Recall,…

BHE: Expect Some Solid Upside Drivers to Materialize

We expect Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $49.22; O/P) to produce Q4 results and outlook on Tuesday, February 3rd (after market) that provide further support for the idea that the company is seeing an improvement in its…