COMM: Adds to RUCKUS Growth Potential

This morning, CommScope’s (COMM; $3.90; NR) RUCKUS Networks business unit and Nokia (NOK; $4.39; NR) announced the introduction of a new Wi-Fi and fiber connectivity solution to enable a range of what should be increasingly…

HYZN: Moving Its Hydrogen Vision Forward

Last Friday (8/30), Hyzon (HYZN; $0.06; NR) announced that it, along with New Way Trucks, a large U.S.-based manufacturer of refuse equipment, and Recology, a waste and recycling management provider, showcased a hydrogen fuel cell…

DELL: A Leading Play on New Data Center Cycles; Raise to Outperform

We are raising our rating on the shares of Dell Technologies (DELL; $110.74) from Equal-Weight to Outperform, bumping up F2025/F2026E (Jan) EPS from $7.65/$8.80 to $7.90/$9.25 (14% average growth), and establishing a target of $140…

Some Summer European Vehicle Data to Consider

This morning, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association released new car registration data from the region for the month of July, which was somewhat below seasonal trends. Registrations also included some weaker battery electric vehicle (BEV)…

UBER: Adds to Autonomous Options

This morning, Uber Technologies (UBER; $72.60; O/P) announced a new strategic partnership with autonomous vehicle (AV) technology provider Wayve to ultimately deploy Wayve-powered AVs on Uber’s rideshare and delivery network in “multiple” markets globally. As…

NTAP: Bump Up Estimates on Solid FQ1 Beat

We bump up our F2025/F2026E (Apr) EPS for NetApp (NTAP; $131.91; E/W) from $6.90/$7.75 to $7.15/$8.00 after a solid FQ1 (Jul) EPS beat drove some incremental confidence in the company’s full F2025E EPS guidance. Specifically,…

NTAP: First Look at FQ1 (Jul) Results and Outlook

NetApp (NTAP; $131.91; E/W) reported FQ1 (Jul) non-GAAP EPS of $1.56, which was ahead of our $1.47 and the Street’s $1.45, on some sales upside ($1,541mm vs. our $1,538mm and the Street’s $1,526mm) and better…

Fox Tracks: Retail Storage Pricing Survey

We checked retail channel prices yesterday (8/27) for hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs), which we measure on a Dollar per Gigabyte basis ($/GB). Our checks suggested HDD retail prices are up meaningfully…

Fox Tracks: Retail LCD TV Pricing Survey

On Tuesday (8/27), we checked U.S. retail prices on popular full-HD (1080p) and 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD 2160p) LCD TV models. Our survey turned up some mixed retail pricing dynamics, which is not too…

CHPT: Looking for Further Operating Improvements

We think FQ2 (Jul) results and outlook from ChargePoint (CHPT; $1.84; E/W), scheduled for Wednesday, September 4th (after market), come with a relatively high degree of difficulty given all the moving pieces in recent months…

UBER: Adds to Autonomous Partnerships

Last night (8/22), Uber Technologies (UBER; $73.31; O/P) announced a multi-year strategic partnership with General Motors’ (GM; $46.46; NR) Cruise unit whereby it will deploy autonomous vehicles (AVs) on Uber’s network. This agreement builds on…

FLEX: Adding Capacity for Its Power Play

This morning, Flex (FLEX; $31.92; O/P) announced that its Anord Mardix business, which is focused on a range of power solutions for cloud and traditional data centers, as well as some other industrial applications, opened…

WDC: 10-K Tidbits

We reviewed Western Digital’s (WDC; $65.03; O/P) recently filed 10-K for the fiscal year ending June 28th, 2024. Most importantly, WDC did not offer up any new disclosures in the filing on its pending spin-off…

NTAP: Looking for Some Better Fundamentals

We think the risk/reward skews somewhat positive for the shares of NetApp (NTAP; $133.25; E/W) into its FQ1 (Jul) results and outlook next Wednesday (8/28 after market), albeit with puts and takes for investors to…

DELL: Looking for Storage Leadership with FQ2 Print

We see a favorable risk/reward for the shares of Dell Technologies (DELL; $111.53; E/W) into its FQ2 (Jul) results and outlook next Thursday (8/29 after market). Admittedly, the stock is now up 27% just since…