MU: Oversold Into Earnings

We think the shares of Micron (MU; $89.40; O/P) will prove oversold when the company reports FQ4 (Aug) results and outlook on Wednesday (9/25 after market). Admittedly, Micron is now seeing inventory builds in the…

GLW: Getting at the Heart of the Springboard Matter

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Corning (GLW; $44.43) after visiting its largest optical fiber manufacturing facility yesterday (9/19) in Concord, NC. During our visit we heard presentations from and had offline discussions…

Summer Auto Data Points Raise Questions

Yesterday, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association released new car registration data from the region for the month of August, which was basically in line with typically weak MoM seasonal trends. At the same time, registrations…

JBL: At Peak Pre-Earnings Hand Wringing

We assume Street forecasts are set appropriately for Jabil (JBL; $107.85; O/P) ahead of the company’s FQ4 (Aug) results and outlook next Thursday (9/26 before market), which will include a Seventh Annual Investor Briefing and…

TEL: Announces Some Segment Reorganization

Yesterday after the close (9/17), TE Connectivity (TEL; $145.77; O/P) disclosed in an 8-K that it is reorganizing its management and reporting segment structure, beginning with its upcoming FQ1E (Dec), to better align with the…

FLEX: Plant Tour Highlights Hard to Match Cloud Offering

We reiterate our Outperform and $40 target on the shares of Flex (FLEX; $30.85) after visiting its facilities in Guadalajara, Mexico with investors yesterday (9/17). The plant tours and discussion with management, including Interim CFO…

HYZN: Crossing Major Production Threshold

This morning, Hyzon Motors’ (HYZN; $2.36) announced the start of production of its Class 8 200kW fuel cell electric truck. At the same time, Hyzon also disclosed that it expects to announce that its proprietary,…

UBER: Expanding on Autonomous Trials

This morning, Uber Technologies (UBER; $71.40; O/P) announced it is expanding on its partnership with Alphabet’s (GOOGL; $157.41; NR) Waymo to deploy autonomous vehicles (AVs) powered by Waymo’s autonomous driving system (Waymo Driver) on Uber’s…

BDC: Meeting Emphasizes Solution Sales Potential

Yesterday (9/12), we attended Belden’s (BDC; $100.93; E/W) Investor Day, which was held in Chicago, at one of its Customer Innovation Centers (CIC), to further highlight the company’s thoughtful focus on expanding its mix of…

LCID: Meeting and Plant Tour Highlight Long Term Potential

On Tuesday (9/10), we attended Lucid Motors’ (LCID; $3.98; E/W) Technology & Manufacturing Day in Casa Grande, AZ, which included a presentation by CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson that provided further support around the company’s…

CLS: CFO Meetings Suggest Big Buying Opportunity

We reiterate our Outperform and $75 target on the shares of Celestica (CLS; $45.32) after hosting investor meetings on Tuesday (9/10) in New York for CFO Mandeep Chawla and Craig Oberg, VP of IR and…

MBLY: Ends Internal LiDAR Development

This morning, Mobileye Global (MBLY; $11.50; E/W) announced, following a “regular review” of the company’s long-term technology roadmap, that it is no longer internally developing next-generation frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) LiDAR sensors for use…

STX: More Gross Margin Tailwinds

We are raising our F2025E (Jun) EPS for Seagate (STX; $100.81; E/W) from $7.00 to $7.18 after CFO Gianluca Romano offered up a positive FQ1E (Sept) update at an investor conference earlier this week. Specifically,…

UBER: Partnering with Carsharing Leader

This morning, Uber Technologies (UBER; $71.67; O/P) announced a multi-year partnership with Turo, the world’s largest peer-to-peer carsharing marketplace, which will allow consumers located in Australia, Canada, France, the U.K. and the U.S. to rent…

CHPT: Revenue Challenges Continue; Taking Out More Costs

ChargePoint (CHPT; $1.69; E/W) reported FQ2 (Jul) adjusted EBITDA that basically lived up to Street expectations, albeit on some moderately lower than expected sales. However, the company offered up disappointing FQ3E (Oct) guidance as it…