COMM: Rock Bottom?

We reduce our 2024E EBITDA for CommScope (COMM; $1.27; E/W) from $1.08B to $650mm as management warned on further weakness across its business to start the new year after posting “core” Q4 EBITDA (ex-Home Networks)…

CHPT: Looking for Signs of Stability with FQ4 Print

We think progress on profitability and cash burn should be the key focus when ChargePoint (CHPT; $2.00; E/W) reports FQ4 (Jan) results next Tuesday (3/5 after market) given targets to turn adjusted EBITDA positive by…

MU: More News on the Product Roadmap Front

This morning, Micron (MU; $90.73; E/W) added to yesterday’s news on the much-discussed HBM3E front (“Advancing Its AI Case”; 2/26) with a couple of interesting announcements around its initiatives into mobile device markets (~25% of…

UBER: Recent CEO Visit Highlights Vast India Opportunity

We think news around Uber Technologies’ (UBER; $78.36; O/P) CEO Dara Khosrowshahi recent visit to India further highlighted a global growth strategy that can continue to expand monthly active platform consumers (MAPCs; 150mm exiting 2023)…

MU: Advancing Its AI Case

This morning, Micron (MU; $90.44; E/W) announced it started volume production of its next generation high-bandwidth DRAM memory 3E (HBM3E) solution, which the company believes is well positioned to benefit from rising proliferation of generative…

DELL: Can the AI Story Drive the Stock Higher?

Dell Technologies (DELL; $89.26; E/W) shares are up 17% YTD, including +10% since Wednesday’s close, ahead of the release of its FQ4 (Jan) results and outlook on Thursday (2/29 after market). We think recent optimism…

NTAP: Expect Puts and Takes from FQ3 Print to Basically Offset

We think FQ3 (Jan) results and FQ4 (Apr) guidance from NetApp (NTAP; $86.03; E/W), scheduled for next Thursday (2/29 after market), are unlikely to change our F2024/F2025E (Apr) EPS thinking much given further evidence of…

LCID: More Challenges Ahead in 2024

Lucid Group (LCID; $3.70; E/W) produced Q4 sales of $157mm (+14% QoQ and -39% YoY) after previously disclosing it delivered 1,734 vehicles in the quarter (+19% QoQ and -10% YoY). By comparison, we were modeling…

FLEX: Some Positive Power Data Points

We reiterate our Outperform and $32 target on Flex (FLEX; $27.22) after reviewing this morning’s CQ4 results and outlook from Vertiv Holdings (VRT; $56.90; NR), which is a leading producer of uninterruptable power suppliers, power…

Some Early Year Auto Facts to Consider

This morning, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association released car registration data from the region for the month of January. Overall, European car registrations (15-20% of global demand) declined 3% MoM from December or right around…

GLW: 10-K Tidbits

We maintain our EPS forecasts on Corning (GLW; $31.91; E/W) following our review of its recently filed 10-K, albeit with somewhat of a downward bias to our current modeling. This is due to a few…

DASH: Growth Story Remains Healthy

We raise our 2024E EBITDA for DoorDash (DASH; $126.27; E/W) from $1.525B (2.0% of GOV) to $1.7B (2.2% of GOV) after the company provided initial 2024E guidance that encompassed our and Street thinking on the…

DASH: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

DoorDash (DASH; $126.27; E/W) reported Q4 sales of $2,303mm (+27% YoY), which was ahead of our $2,243mm and the Street’s $2,250mm on gross order value (GOV) of $17.64B (+22% YoY) in Q4 that was also…

UBER: Raise Target to $100 After Investor Update

Earlier today, Uber Technologies (UBER; $79.15; O/P) hosted a virtual Investor Update, which featured presentations from CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, CFO Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah, as well as Andrew Macdonald, SVP, Mobility and Business Operations; Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, SVP,…

CART: More Than Delivering to Expectations

We bump up 2024/2025E adjusted EBITDA for Maplebear, doing business as Instacart (CART: $25.40; O/P) from $680mm (2.1% of GTV) and $770mm (2.3% of GTV) to $700mm (2.1% of GTV) and $790mm (2.3% of GTV)…