NTAP: Continuing to Build on Strengths

We adjust F2025/F2026E (Apr) EPS for NetApp (NTAP; $126.68; E/W) from $7.15/$8.00 to $7.35/$8.05 after the company produced a solid FQ2 (Oct) “beat and raise”. Importantly, NTAP now targets F2025E EPS of $7.20-7.40, up from…

Some Reasonable European Auto Trends

Yesterday, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association released new car registration data from the region for the month of October, which was somewhat better than typical MoM seasonal trends. Importantly, registrations included some further healthy hybrid…

NTAP: First Look at FQ2 (Oct) Results and Outlook

NetApp (NTAP; $126.68; E/W) reported FQ2 (Oct) non-GAAP EPS of $1.87, which was ahead of our $1.80 and the Street’s $1.78 on basically as expected sales ($1,658mm vs. our $1,650mm and the Street’s $1,645mm). As…

More Power to You

This week, we attended Vertiv Holdings’ (VRT; $144.63; NR) Investor Event in Atlanta, GA, where we sat in on presentations from CEO Giordano Albertazzi and CFO David Fallon. We also had the opportunity afterwards to…

DELL: Adds Further to AI Factory

Earlier this week, Dell Technologies (DELL; $135.90; O/P) announced some new artificial intelligence (AI) based servers, solutions and services, as part of its Dell AI Factory portfolio, which is basically aimed at enabling enterprises to…

Autonomous Debates Offer UBER and LYFT Buying Opportunities

The shares of Uber Technologies (UBER; $69.33; O/P) and Lyft (LYFT; $17.30; O/P) both traded down 5% today (11/18), on the heels of press reports that the incoming Trump Administration plans to create a set…

FLEX: Acquires Some Advanced Liquid Cooling Tech

Last night, Flex (FLEX; $37.64; O/P) announced it acquired privately held JetCool for undisclosed terms. JetCool, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Littleton, MA, has developed liquid cooling solutions for cloud, enterprise, and co-location data…

JBL: Exploring Further Footprint Diversification

This morning, Jabil (JBL; $129.25; O/P) announced it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat State Government of India, which follows on a separate MoU signed with the Tamil Nadu State of India,…

NTAP: Comfortable With Forecasts into FQ2 Print

We remain comfortable with our estimates for NetApp (NTAP; $117.99; E/W) ahead of its FQ2 (Oct) results and outlook, scheduled for next Thursday (11/21 after-market). We see NTAP benefiting from at least a seasonal recovery…

HYZN: Discloses More Fleet Test Details

This morning, Hyzon Motors (HYZN; $1.57) formally announced it successfully completed another trial of its refuse collection fuel cell electric truck, developed through a partnership with New Way Trucks, with Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery (MDRR),…

DELL: Raising Price Target Ahead of FQ3 (Oct) Print

We reiterate our Outperform and raise our target from $150 to $160 on the shares of Dell Technologies (DELL; $134.53), ahead of its FQ3 (Oct) results and outlook, scheduled for November 26th (after market). We think…

HYZN: Continuing to Execute to Its Targets

Hyzon Motors (HYZN; $1.63) reported Q3 results, which demonstrated further how the company continues to hit on promised milestones for 2024E. Most importantly, Hyzon’s average monthly net cash burn rate in Q3 was ($8.2mm), which…

CART: Continues to Build a Competitive Moat

We adjust our 2024/2025E EBITDA for Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart (CART; $48.34; E/W), from $855mm (2.6% of GTV)/$960mm (2.7% of GTV) to $865mm (2.6% of GTV) and $975mm (2.8% of GTV) after the company reported solid…

CART: First Look at Q3 Results and Outlook

Maplebear, doing business as Instacart, (CART; $48.34; E/W), posted Q3 adjusted EBITDA of $227mm (2.7% of GTV), which was ahead of our forecast of $211mm (2.6% of GTV) and the Street’s $212mm (2.6% of GTV)….

GLW: Secures More CHIPS Act Funding

Last Friday (11/8), the U.S. Department of Commerce announced it signed a preliminary memorandum of terms with Corning (GLW; $48.90; O/P) to provide up to $32mm in direct funding under the U.S. CHIPS and Science…