Sluggish Start to the Year for European Vehicle Registrations

This morning, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association released car registration data from the region for the month of January, which was well below typical seasonal trends, albeit not totally unexpected given stronger than typical registrations…

SANM: Some Very Encouraging News on the ZT Front

We think this morning’s news that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD; $211.68; NR) entered into a new, multi-year, multi-gen GPU and CPU strategic agreement with Meta Platforms (META; $635.88; NR) proves extremely bullish for Sanmina (SANM;…

UBER: Formalizes Autonomous Solutions

This morning, Uber Technologies (UBER; $71.04; E/W) announced the launch of Uber Autonomous Solutions, which formally combines a suite of services and capabilities that management previously built out in recent years to help autonomous vehicle…

Political Risks in Mexico Raise Their Ugly Head

We think a weekend raid of a major drug cartel by authorities in Mexico, which resulted in the killing of a cartel leader and subsequent violence in the Mexican state of Jalisco should be of…

UBER: 10-K Tidbits

We are sticking with our 2026E EPS on Uber Technologies (UBER; $73.31; E/W) at $3.20 (+31% YoY) and initiate 2027E EPS of $3.80 (+19% YoY), which reflects our belief that the company’s Mobility business (51%…

ST: The Ship is Steadied; Calmer Waters Ahead

We are making relatively modest changes to our 2026E EPS for Sensata (ST; $36.16; E/W), from $3.65 to $3.60 (+5% YoY), while initiating 2027E EPS at a very reasonable $3.85 (+7% YoY) after Q4 EPS…

ST: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

Sensata (ST; $36.16; E/W) reported Q4 adjusted EPS of $0.88, which was slightly ahead of our consensus matching $0.86 on somewhat higher than expected sales ($918mm vs. our $913mm and the Street’s $912mm). Recall, the…

NTAP: Expecting a Mixed FQ3 Bag

We expect a “mixed bag” from NetApp (NTAP; $101.68; E/W) when the company reports its FQ3 (Jan) results and guidance next Thursday (2/26 after market). On one hand, we assume NTAP can demonstrate at least…

DASH: Organic Growth Continues as Spending Looks Under Control

We are raising our 2026E EBITDA for DoorDash (DASH; $183.00; E/W) from $3,450mm (2.6% of Gross Order Value or GOV) to $3,625mm (2.7% of GOV) after management provided support for the idea that its heightened…

DELL: Plenty of Moving Pieces into FQ4 Print

We suggest investors take a cautious approach to the FQ4 (Jan) print from Dell Technologies (DELL; $115.95; E/W), scheduled for next Thursday (2/26 after market). Admittedly the stock is already down 8% since it last…

GLW: 10-K Tidbits

We maintain our 2026E EPS on Corning (GLW; $129.96; E/W) at $2.90, which is +15% YoY and somewhat below consensus of $3.06, following our review of the company’s recently released 10-K. Broadly speaking, the filing…

CART: Solid Results Demonstrate Competitive Wherewithal

We bump up our 2026E EBITDA for Maplebear d/b/a Instacart (CART; $33.24; E/W) from $1.225B to $1.250B after the company produced generally solid Q4 results with Q1E EBITDA guidance that was in line with our…

BDC: Post a Solid Beat Despite Rising Cost Challenges

We adjust our 2026E EPS for Belden (BDC; $150.91; E/W) from $7.70 to $7.75, vs. $7.54 in 2025, after the company produced some Q4 EPS upside with Q1E guidance that was generally in line with…

BDC: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

Belden (BDC; $142.23; E/W) reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $2.08, which beat our consensus matching $1.95 on some better-than-expected sales ($720mm vs. our and the Street’s $697mm). We estimate non-operating items were a $0.04 per…

VRT: Big Backlog Supports Beat and Raise

We raise our 2026E EPS for Vertiv Holdings (VRT; $248.51; E/W) from $4.85 to $6.05 (+44% YoY) after the company produced a robust “beat and raise” that was accompanied by an “eye popping” year-end backlog,…