SNDK: Delivers Solid Upside Out of the IPO Gate

We raise our F2025/F2026E (Jun) EPS for Sandisk (SNDK; $34.97; E/W) from $2.40/$4.45 to $2.78/$4.75 after the company produced some solid upside with FQ3 (Mar) results and offered up FQ4E (Jun) guidance that was ahead…

WDC: Completes CFO Search

Last night, Western Digital (WDC; $44.30; O/P) announced that it appointed Kris Sennesael as CFO (effective May 12th). Recall, the company appointed Don Bennett as interim CFO back in February after WDC’s former CFO Wissam…

UBER: Puts and Takes to Consider with Q1 Print

We adjust our 2025/2026E EBITDA for Uber Technologies (UBER; $83.65; E/W) from $8.325B/$10.775B to $8.5B/$10.825B after the company produced some Q1 profit upside on better-than-expected EBITDA from Delivery (48% of gross bookings or GB) and…

FLEX: Offers Up Healthy Guidance Despite Macro Challenges

We raise our F2026E (Mar) EPS for Flex (FLEX; $37.90; O/P) from $2.85 to $2.90 after the company posted a solid “beat and raise” with its FQ4 (Mar) results, which highlighted a continued robust pace…

UBER: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

Uber Technologies (UBER; $85.83; E/W) posted Q1 adjusted EBITDA of $1,868mm (4.4% of gross bookings), which was ahead of our forecast of $1,850mm (4.3% of gross bookings) and the Street’s $1,849mm (4.3% of gross bookings)….

DASH: Making Major Moves from a Position of Strength

DoorDash (DASH; $190.11; E/W) announced some major geographic and platform expansion plans with Q1 results and guidance that lived up to Street expectations. Most importantly, DASH announced an agreement to acquire Deliveroo (ROO.GB; £1.75; NR)…

FN: Healthy EPS Growth with Major New Programs Still to Come

We reiterate our F2025E (Jun) EPS for Fabrinet (FN; $220.90; O/P) of $10.18 (+15% YoY) after its FQ3 (Mar) EPS came in ahead of our modeling, including the impact from a recently issued warrant to…

FN: First Look at FQ3 (Mar) Results and Outlook

Fabrinet (FN; $220.90; O/P) reported FQ3 (Mar) non-GAAP EPS of $2.52, which was ahead of our $2.48 and the Street’s $2.50 on better-than-expected sales of $872mm (vs. our consensus matching $856mm). As illustrated in the…

SNDK: Still a Risky End Market Proposition

We remain concerned that Sandisk’s (SNDK; $34.98; E/W) exposure to consumer markets could be a limiting factor for the stock even after the company’s FQ3 (Mar) results and outlook on Wednesday (5/7 after market). Recall,…

LYFT: Concerns Into Earnings Offset by Relative Valuation

We see heighted risk into Lyft’s (LYFT; $12.93; O/P) Q1 results and guidance when it reports on Thursday (5/8 after market) given a range of recent evidence from U.S. airlines suggesting a weakening U.S travel…

UBER: Risk/Reward Bar Looks Tough to Clear into Q1 Print

We suggest approaching Q1 results and guidance from Uber Technologies (UBER; $85.71; E/W), scheduled for Wednesday (5/7 before market), with an extra degree of caution due to a range of recent evidence suggesting the U.S…

CART: Healthy Sales Growth with Healthier Operating Leverage

We raise 2025/2026E EBITDA for Maplebear, d/b/a Instacart (CART; $44.35; E/W), from $1.025B/$1.175B to $1.075B/$1.225B, which implies EBITDA margins expand from 2.6% of GTV in 2024 to 2.9% in 2025 and 3.1% in 2026E, after…

UBER: Attracts Another Autonomous Tech Provider

Yesterday, Uber Technologies (UBER; $82.87; E/W) announced a new multi-year partnership with May Mobility to deploy “thousands” of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on Uber’s network over the next few years, starting in Arlington, TX by the…

BDC: Solving for More Full System Solutions

We bump up our 2025/2026E EPS for Belden (BDC; $101.35; E/W) from $7.00/$7.70 to $7.25/$7.75 after the company produced some healthy Q1 upside with Q2E guidance that was generally in line with Street expectations.  On…

APTV: Executes Well but Still See Major Tariffs to Consider

Aptiv (APTV; $56.96; E/W) produced better than expected Q1 results and a more favorable Q2E outlook than we anticipated, which assumes that vehicle production schedules from the company’s auto OEM customers through June prove solid….