NXT: First Look at FQ3 (Dec) Results and Outlook

Nextracker (NXT; $39.62; O/P) reported FQ3 (Dec) adjusted EPS of $1.03, which was handily ahead of our $0.55 and the Street’s $0.58 on sales of $679mm (-4% YoY) that were also comfortably higher than our…

UBER: See Organic Growth Ex-Currencies Living Up to Street Models

We think Uber Technologies’ (UBER; $68.54; O/P) Q4 results and outlook, scheduled for next Wednesday, February 5th (before market), can at least live up to Street expectations on an organic basis (ex-currencies), given what we…

SANM: Sales and Profit Growth Continues to Return

We bump up our F2025/F2026E (Sep) EPS for Sanmina (SANM; $78.51; O/P) from $5.80/$6.45 to $6.00/$6.65, which still leaves room to be conservative, after it posted an “across the board” FQ1 (Dec) earnings beat with…

SANM: First Look at FQ1 (Dec) Results and Outlook

Sanmina (SANM; $78.51; O/P) reported FQ1 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS of $1.44, which beat our $1.35 and the Street’s $1.36 on sales of $2,006mm that was also ahead of our $1,985mm and the Street’s $1,980mm. Recall,…

BHE: Expect a Solid Q4 Print

We expect Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $43.33; E/W) to produce solid Q4 results and outlook on Wednesday (1/29 after market), which should provide healthy support for current valuations, especially given the recent 16% decline in the…

STX: CFO Call Reinforces Tech Driven Margin Story

We reiterate our Outperform and $130 target on the shares of Seagate (STX; $103.95; O/P) after hosting an investor call on Friday (1/24) for CFO Gianluca Romano and Shanye Hudson, SVP, IR and Treasury to…

GLW: Positioned Well for a Good Q4 Print

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Corning (GLW; $53.98; O/P) ahead of the company’s Q4 results and outlook, which are scheduled for Wednesday (1/29 before market). We assume GLW produces some moderate upside…

PLXS: Solid Profits Despite Some Top Line Challenges

We raise our F2025/F2026E (Sept) EPS from $6.60/$7.25 to $6.90/$7.55 for Plexus (PLXS; $153.30; E/W) after the company produced some solid FQ1 (Dec) operating results while offering up FQ2E (Mar) guidance that was in line…

APH: GenAI Drivers Remain Robust

We raise our 2025E EPS for Amphenol (APH; $77.84; E/W) from $2.07 to $2.20 (+17% YoY vs. +25% in 2024) after the company again produced some healthy Q4 EPS upside with Q1E EPS guidance that…

TEL: Performing Very Well Under the Currency Covers

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of TE Connectivity (TEL; $155.09; O/P) after the company produced FQ1 (Dec) results and guidance that ranged from in line to better than we expected if we exclude…

PLXS: First Look at FQ1 (Dec) Results and Outlook

Plexus (PLXS; $170.49; E/W) reported FQ1 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS of $1.73, which beat our $1.60 and the Street’s $1.59 despite somewhat lower-than-expected sales ($976mm vs. our $988mm and the Street’s $982mm) that resulted in as…

APTV: Making a Big Portfolio Move

This morning, Aptiv (APTV; $62.72; E/W) announced plans to separate its Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS) business from the rest of the company (RemainCo) and create two independent, publicly traded companies in a tax-free transaction. This…

APH: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

Amphenol (APH; $74.98; E/W) reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $0.55, which beat our consensus matching $0.50 led by better than expected sales ($4,318mm vs. our $4,020mm and the Street’s $4,061mm). As per the table below,…

STX: Gross Margin Opportunity Continues to Shine Through

We reiterate our Outperform and $130 target on the shares of Seagate (STX; $101.25) after it reported a better-than-expected FQ2 (Dec) EPS, which importantly was driven by much better-than-expected gross margins. STX also provided FQ3E…

SANM: Favorable Risk/Reward Into FQ1 (Dec) Print

The risk/reward looks favorable to us around the shares of Sanmina (SANM; $84.18; O/P) into its FQ1 (Dec) results and guidance, scheduled for Monday (1/27 after market). Specifically, we look for no worse than as…