GLW: Moving To a Quick Cover Glass Resolution with the EC?

Corning (GLW; $48.00; O/P) seems to be moving quickly to address recently raised concerns from the European Commission (EC) around the company’s position in the cover glass market. Recall, the EC announced earlier this month…

CLS: Raise Price Target to $100

We are raising our target to $100 on the shares of Celestica (CLS; $85.60; O/P) to reflect some favorable recent data points that mainly suggest further momentum is likely in the company’s higher margin Hardware…

AMKR: Some Recent News to Consider

Amkor Technology (AMKR; $26.54; E/W) recently announced a strategic partnership with privately held Lightmatter, a photonic chips supplier, to develop a 3D-packaged chip complex that integrates more silicon in a single package. The partnership will…

JBL: Meetings Highlight a Still Winning Strategy

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Jabil (JBL; $131.12) and raise our target from $150 to $160 after hosting investor meetings last week for management in Boston and New York, including CEO Mike…

WDC: Kioxia IPO Should Prove Bigger WDC Catalyst

We are surprised the shares of Western Digital (WDC; $66.43; O/P) did not move even higher late last week (+4% since Wednesday’s close vs. -17% since mid-July) for the valuation support provided from reports that…

FLEX: Raise Target to $50 as New CFO is Named

Flex (FLEX; $41.30; O/P) announced the appointment on Friday (11/22) of Kevin Krumm as its new CFO effective January 6th. Mr. Krumm succeeds Jaime Martinex, who was serving effectively as interim CFO after Paul Lundstrom…

UBER: Announces Some More Product Launches

We think recent news flow out of Uber Technologies (UBER; $69.64; O/P) provides further support for the idea that the company can continue to generate healthy operating leverage, led by Mobility (~50% of gross bookings…

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,…