WDC: Some Catch Up Estimate Cuts

We are increasing our F2023E (Jun) EPS losses for Western Digital (WDC; $37.66; E/W) from ($2.40) to ($3.00) ahead of the company’s FQ3 (Mar) results and outlook, which we assume are on deck for some…

STX: Lowering Some Expectations Ahead of FQ3 Print

We reduce F2023E (Jun) EPS for Seagate (STX; $64.64; E/W) from $1.70 to $1.40 ahead of its FQ3 (Mar) results and outlook, scheduled for next Thursday (4/20 after market). We think FQ3E sales, already assumed…

APTV: More on the Software Front to Consider

We continue to think it is important to benchmark Aptiv’s (APTV; $104.45; E/W) broader entry into software, per its recent $3.5B acquisition of Wind River, against the well-established real time operating system (RTOS) position of…

PSNY: Designed for Scale; Initiate with Outperform

We initiate on the shares of electric vehicle maker Polestar Automotive (PSNY; $3.84) with an Outperform rating and price target of $7. The stock has now declined 68% over the past year to a valuation…

UBER: Entering a Sweet Spot

We see Uber Technologies (UBER; $31.18; O/P) entering a period where “fundamental stars” should further align, which should bode well for the stock, especially after its 15% drop since posting Q4 results and guidance upside,…

CHPT: 10-K Tidbits

We reviewed ChargePoint’s (CHPT; $10.02; O/P) 10-K, which was filed on Monday (4/3) for the fiscal year ending January 31st. The 10-K further highlighted the company’s leading scale in the still nascent battery electric vehicle…

HYZN: Appoints Interim CFO

Last night (4/4), Hyzon Motors (HYZN; $0.83) announced the appointment of Jiajia Wu, who currently serves as the company’s Chief Accounting Officer, as interim CFO while the company continues to search for a permanent CFO…

A Rush of EV Charging News to Consider

There has been a “rush” of news on the electric vehicle (EV) charging front over the past couple of weeks that we think continues to net out positively for ChargePoint (CHPT; $10.31; O/P) and Tritium…

NXT: Better Owned Through FLEX; Initiate with Equal-Weight

We establish an Equal-Weight on the shares of Nextracker (NXT; $33.55), a well-scaled, leading provider of solar trackers, which rotate solar panels to follow the sun’s movement for improved energy efficiencies. We see NXT’s prospects…

COMM: Adding Needed Fiber Cable Capacity

Yesterday (3/29), CommScope (COMM; $6.20; O/P) announced plans to further expand production of its fiber optic cables where we think industry demand likely exceeds supply for all of 2023E. We note this announcement comes on…

PTRA: More for the Top Line

This morning, the South Carolina Department of Education announced plans to deploy 160 electric school buses, which will be powered by Proterra’s (PTRA; $1.51; O/P) battery technology, in school districts across the state over the…

STX: Yet More Cost Actions

This morning, Seagate (STX; $62.40; E/W) disclosed in an 8-K filing that it is proceeding with yet another round of cost actions, which we view as a negative indicator for its upcoming FQ3 (Mar) results…

UBER: Some More for the Buy Thesis

The shares of Uber Technologies (UBER; $30.07; O/P) are now down 18% since the company produced a healthy non-GAAP EBITDA “beat and raise” with its Q4 results and outlook (“Posts Another EBITDA Beat”; 2/8). We…

LCID: Formalizes Some Cost Actions as per Prior Messaging

Yesterday after the close, Lucid Group (LCID; $7.55; O/P) disclosed in an 8-K, which included an internal memo to employees from CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson, plans to restructure and subsequently reduce headcount by approximately…

MU: A Bottom Like No Other; Stay on Sidelines

We reduce non-GAAP F2023/F2024E (Aug) EPS losses for Micron (MU; $59.28; E/W) from ($2.35)/($1.75) to ($4.35)/($1.95), including $1.9B of inventory write downs or the high end of our $1-2B estimate ($1.4B or $1.34 per share…