BHE: Looking for Q3 Signs of Operating Leverage to Come

We expect Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $40.38; O/P) to produce Q3 results and Q4 guidance in coming weeks that supports prior targets for a return of YoY sales growth for H2 of 2025E. This in turn…

PLXS: Looking for a Steadier Ship with FQ4 Print

We think the general demand backdrop across Plexus’ (PLXS; $150.25; E/W) core markets should enable the company to produce FQ4 (Sept) results and guidance, scheduled for next Wednesday (10/22 after market), that at least live…

FLEX: OCP Meeting Highlights Rising Data Center Advantages

We reiterate our Outperform and bump up our target from $65 to $70 on the shares of Flex (FLEX; $63.60; O/P) after hosting an investor meeting yesterday (10/15) at the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global…

LYFT: Some White Glove M&A

On Wednesday (10/15), Lyft (LYFT; $20.00; O/P) announced it has acquired TBR Global Chauffeuring for £83 million, or ~$110 million, in cash plus a future earnout, which focuses the company much more directly in the…

NTAP: Provides INSIGHT Into a Major Tech Leap

On Tuesday (10/14), we attended NetApp’s (NTAP; $122.72; E/W) annual user conference, INSIGHT, in Las Vegas where we sat in on keynote presentations and joined the investor tech sessions afterwards. As usual, new product advancements…

CLS: More Support for Its Robust Networking Growth Story

This morning, Broadcom (AVGO; $355.71; NR) announced a multi-year partnership with OpenAI that we think bodes well for the growth and margin prospects of Celestica (CLS; $261.10; O/P) into 2026E and 2027E. As has been…

New Heights to Consider into Q3 EPS Season

The stocks of the companies in our tech supply chain coverage have rallied 32% on average since the end of June, or 26% ex-Sandisk, bringing average YTD performance to up 62% (+58% ex-SNDK), ahead of…

LYFT: Adds Further to Its Autonomous Strategy

Earlier today, Lyft (LYFT; $20.45; O/P) announced a strategic partnership with Tensor that builds on what we think can be its differentiated approach to leveraging autonomous rideshare on the company’s network. The general aim of…

LYFT: More Ads Innovation

Earlier this week (10/6), Lyft (LYFT; $21.28; O/P) highlighted in a blog post some more innovation aimed at expanding the capabilities of its Lyft Ads business. Recall, Lyft targets its high margin advertising revenues to…

CART: Announces Interesting TikTok Integration

Yesterday (10/7), Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart (CART; $38.88; O/P) announced an interesting new integration with TikTok that enables certain consumer package good (CPG) brands access to CART’s first-party retail media data in order to improve ads…

DELL: Meeting Supports Street Expectations for 15% EPS Growth

Yesterday, Dell Technologies (DELL; $150.87; E/W) rolled out an updated long-term financial framework for F2026-F2030E (Jan) at its Securities Analyst Meeting in New York, as per presentations from CEO Michael Dell, interim CFO David Kennedy,…

AMKR: Adds to Long Term Build Plans in Arizona

Last night, Amkor Technology (AMKR; $30.57; E/W) announced that it plans to invest an additional $5B+ in coming years to build out a new semiconductor advanced packaging and test campus in Peoria, AZ, which brings…

CART: Adds an Interesting Airline Partnership

This morning, Maplebear d/b/a Instacart (CART; $38.13; O/P) announced a partnership with United Airlines (UAL; $96.75; NR) aimed at offering United MileagePlus members with a range of benefits when they order from CART’s platform. We…

SANM: Open to More ZT Possibilities; Raise Target to $170

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Sanmina (SANM; $142.06) and raise our target from $140 to $170 after Advanced Micro Devices (AMD; $212.68; NR) announced a multi-year, multi-generation strategic agreement with OpenAI whereby…

UBER: Adds to Data Labeling Initiatives

Yesterday, Segments.ai, a multi-sensor data labeling platform, disclosed in a LinkedIn post that it was acquired by Uber Technologies (UBER; $97.50; E/W) for undisclosed terms. We think this acquisition is aimed at broadening the reach…