STX: Some Worries into FQ3 (Mar) Print?

The shares of Seagate (STX; $85.19; E/W) are -10% since it “only” reiterated FQ3E (Mar) sales and EPS guidance of $1.5-1.8B (+6% QoQ and -11% YoY at the mid-point) and $0.05-0.45 back on March 6th….

WDC: More EPS Upside Likely Coming from Pricing

We reiterate our Outperform on Western Digital (WDC; $72.06) and raise our target from $80 to $85 ahead of its FQ3E (Mar) results, scheduled for April 25th (after market). We recently raised our F2024/F2025E (Jun)…

GLW: Assuming a Balanced Set of Q1E Puts and Takes

At 16.1X our slightly above consensus 2024E EPS, we see the risk/reward on the shares of Corning (GLW; $31.49; E/W) to be fairly balanced ahead of its Q1 results and guidance on Tuesday, April 30th…

MU: Some Earthquake Related Supply Constraints

This morning, Micron (MU; $123.04; O/P) disclosed in an 8-K that last week’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan will limit the company’s DRAM supply during CQ2E by a “mid-single digit percentage” as wafer capacity at…

Lots of Moving Pieces into CQ1 EPS Season

Stocks in our tech supply chain coverage are +7% YTD and +35% YoY on average as a broadening set of cyclical recoveries were further priced in for H2. Along those lines, we expect CQ1 EPS season…

LCID: Q1 Deliveries Ahead of Modeling

This morning, Lucid Group (LCID; $2.73; E/W) announced it delivered 1,967 vehicles (+13% QoQ and +40% YoY), while producing 1,728 vehicles (-28% QoQ and -25% YoY) during Q1. By comparison, our model called for Q1…

AMKR: Expands Partnership with Infineon

This morning, Infineon Technologies (IFX.DE; €32.18; NR) announced a new multi-year strategic partnership with Amkor Technology (AMKR; $31.45; E/W) that further expands Infineon’s use of outsourced backend manufacturing in Europe. The two companies will operate…

FLEX: A Powerful Thing Right Now for the Stock

We see Flex’s (FLEX; $29.11; O/P) cloud data center portfolio, led by its in-house power solutions, as still well underrepresented in current valuations (12X F2025E EPS). To that end, we note an ongoing rally in…

The Big Promises of Software Defined Revisited

Last week, we sat in on a Reuters virtual panel on “Navigating the Future of Software Defined Vehicles in Automotive Innovation” with senior managers from Amazon Web Services (AMZN; $184.27; NR), Stellantis (STLA; $27.24; NR),…

DASH: Takes Some Proactive Steps on Courier Benefits Front

This morning, DoorDash (DASH; $138.93; E/W) announced the launch of a new benefits program in Pennsylvania for its couriers (aka Dashers). The program will offer a range of new benefits to Dashers including options around…

APTV: Signs Suggest Solid Navigation of Auto Cross Winds

The shares of Aptiv (APTV; $78.79; O/P) continue to languish despite solid support in recent weeks from a range of supply chain sources for the company’s 2024E financial targets, which include the potential for record…

CHPT: Thoughts Out of EV Charging Summit

We recently spent a couple of days at the EV Charging Summit & Expo in Las Vegas, which was very well attended by both electric vehicle (EV) OEMs and manufacturers of charging equipment as well…

CART: Reduce Rating to Equal-Weight After Big Rally

We lower our rating from Outperform to Equal-Weight on the shares of Maplebear, which is doing business as Instacart (CART; $37.29; O/P). The stock is now up 59% in just the three months since our…

LCID: Secures Additional Funding

Yesterday, Lucid Group (LCID; $2.86; E/W) announced another major investment from its majority stockholder and affiliate of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Ayar Third Investment Company, which did not come as a major surprise to…

HYZN: Demonstrates Further Progress on Several Fronts

On Friday (3/22), Hyzon Motors (HYZN; $0.67) posted Q4 results and guidance, with a commercial roadmap update, that all seemed basically “status quo” with our prior thinking. Most importantly, Hyzon’s Q4 free cash flow (FCF)…