ST: Some Wild Cards to Consider into Earnings

We assume Sensata’s (ST; $35.83; E/W) Q3 results and guidance are not too far off our forecasts when it reports next Monday (11/4 after market). Although after five consecutive quarters of cuts to our 2024E…

An Autonomous Overhang on Rideshare in Retreat?

We think the muted reaction in the shares of Uber Technologies (UBER; $77.79; O/P) and Lyft (LYFT; $13.81; O/P) over the past 36 hours to some important news on the “autonomous front” from Tesla (TSLA;…

AMKR: Will Inline Be Good Enough?

We expect Amkor Technology (AMKR; $30.00; E/W) to produce Q3 results and an outlook that basically line up with Street expectations when it reports on Monday (10/28 after market) since our checks suggest signs of…

WDC: Product Story Gains More Momentum

We reiterate our Outperform and $90 target on the shares of Western Digital (WDC; $66.32) after FQ1 (Sept) results and guidance more than supported further success on a what we think can be a powerful…

WDC: First Look at FQ1 (Sep) Results and Outlook

Western Digital (WDC; $66.32; O/P) reported FQ1 (Sep) non-GAAP EPS of $1.78, which was ahead of our $1.72 and the Street’s $1.71. Recall, WDC’s FQ1 guidance called for sales and EPS of $4.0-4.2B and $1.55-1.85,…

PLXS: Healthy FQ4 Beat on Pulled In Revenue

We adjust our F2025E (Sep) EPS for Plexus (PLXS; $145.42; E/W) from $6.50 to $6.60 (+15% YoY vs. -11% in F2024) after a healthy FQ4 (Sep) beat, predominantly driven by better-than-expected quarter-end production activity that…

CLS: Provides More Promising Proof Points

We reiterate our Outperform and raise our target from $75 to $80 on the shares of Celestica (CLS; $66.32) after the company produced a healthy Q3 “beat and raise” and provided a range of proof…

APH: Execution Machine Keeps Humming

We are again bumping up our 2024/2025E EPS for Amphenol (APH; $68.47; E/W) from $1.77/$1.97 to $1.84/$2.07, mainly for a healthy Q3 EPS beat ($0.50 vs. our consensus matching $0.45), which was led again by…

PLXS: First Look at FQ4 (Sep) Results and Outlook

Plexus (PLXS; $135.57; E/W) reported FQ4 (Sep) non-GAAP EPS of $1.85, which was well ahead of our $1.58 and the Street’s $1.55, albeit including $0.12 per share of more favorable non-operating items than was considered…

CLS: First Look at Q3 Results and Outlook

Celestica (CLS; $57.47; O/P) reported Q3 non-IFRS EPS of $1.04, which beat our $0.91 and the Street’s $0.93 on sales of $2,500mm (vs. our $2,400mm and the Street’s $2,414mm). Recall, CLS’ Q3 outlook called for…

STX: A New HDD World Order Takes Hold; Raise to Outperform

We raise our rating on the shares of Seagate (STX; $104.55) from Equal-Weight to Outperform after the company provided its most convincing evidence to date for the idea that it can continue to benefit from…

APH: First Look at Q3 Results and Outlook

Amphenol (APH; $66.85; E/W) reported Q3 non-GAAP EPS of $0.50, which beat our consensus matching $0.45 led by better than expected sales ($4,039mm vs. our $3,800mm and the Street’s $3,807mm). As per the table below,…

STX: First Look at FQ1 (Sep) Results and Outlook

Seagate (STX; $112.64; E/W) reported FQ1 (Sep) non-GAAP EPS of 1.58, which compared to our $1.60 and the Street’s relatively stale $1.48 since management noted in early-September that EPS would likely be at the high…

UBER: Positioned Well to Report More Global Growth

We think Uber Technologies (UBER; $80.41; O/P) Q3 results and guidance next Thursday (10/31 before market) can at least live up to Street expectations, even after considering some potential transitory effects on results from recent…

LYFT: Raise Price Target Ahead of Q3 Print

We think Lyft’s (LYFT; $13.86; O/P) Q3 results and outlook, scheduled for November 6th (after market), can lead to a “next leg” in the stock’s recent recovery that started in mid-August (+53% vs. a prior…