NTAP: Gross Margin Pressures to Consider Against Solid Demand

We bump up our F2026/2027E (Apr) EPS for NetApp (NTAP; $99.14; E/W) from $7.90/$8.65 to $8.00/$8.80, for average annual EPS growth of 10%, after the company produced a bit of a “beat and raise” with…

DELL: Some Surprising Margin Wherewithal Against Cost Inflation

We are raising our F2027E (Jan) EPS for Dell Technologies (DELL; $121.45; E/W) from $11.70 to $13.00 after its healthy “beat and raise”, led by further AI server optimism and solid operating performance in the…

TTMI: Still On Boarding More Growth; Reinstate with Outperform

We reinstate coverage on the shares of TTM Technologies (TTMI; $108.86) with an Outperform and a $135 target. We believe TTMI is positioned extremely well to capitalize on two major secular trends in the electronics…

DASH: Retreats From a Few Geographies

This morning, DoorDash (DASH; $171.82; E/W) announced plans to exit Japan, Qatar, Singapore and Uzbekistan across its Deliveroo and Wolt subsidiaries, which were acquired in June of 2022 and October of 2025, respectively. DASH noted…

UBER: Expanding on Its Hard to Match Breadth

Yesterday, Uber Technologies (UBER; $71.30; E/W) announced an agreement to acquire, for undisclosed terms, privately held SpotHero, which adds parking reservations to the Uber app, advancing the company’s ambitions to build out a “super app”….

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…