NTAP: Expect Some Moderation in Outlook

We assume some sort of moderate “beat and lower” from NetApp (NTAP; $73.88; E/W) reports its FQ2 (Oct) results and outlook next Tuesday (11/29 after market). We expect another gradual realization from management that macro…

DELL: Manages FQ3 Well but Warns Further on Outlook

We raise F2023E (Jan) EPS from $6.80 to $7.50 (+21% YoY) as we also reduce F2024E EPS from $6.85 to $6.50 (-13% YoY) for Dell Technologies (DELL; $41.07; E/W) after the company produced a big…

DELL: First Look at FQ3 (Oct) Results

Dell Technologies (DELL; $41.07; E/W) reported FQ3 (Oct) non-GAAP EPS of $2.30, which was well ahead of our $1.63 and the Street’s $1.60. Sales were somewhat better than forecasts ($24.72B vs. our $24.5B and consensus…

LYFT: Lyft-ing Up Its Subscriber Benefits Further

This week, Lyft (LYFT; $11.35; O/P) announced further updates to its Lyft Pink subscriber benefits for Chase Sapphire Reserve cardmembers, which should make its program more attractive to potential users that in turn usually become…

The Devil is Now in the Details for New Mobility

This week, we spent a couple of days at CoMotion 2022 in Los Angeles where we had the opportunity to meet with and hear presentations from a range of participants, including government policymakers, operating in…

Still Questions on European Auto Demand

This morning, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association released car registration data from the region for the month of October, which did not alleviate our concerns regarding European vehicle demand into next year. Recall, Aptiv (APTV;…

BRDS: Discontinuing Coverage

Due to a reallocation of resources, Fox Advisors is discontinuing coverage of Bird Global (BRDS – $0.29 – Last Rating: Not Rated – Price Target: NA). Effective immediately, our rating, price target, disclosures and estimates…

More Rideshare Inflation Pressures to Consider

Yesterday (11/15), New York City’s Taxi Limousine Commission (TLC) voted to increase the minimum wage standards for Lyft (LYFT; $12.22; O/P) and Uber Technologies’ (UBER; $30.33; O/P) rideshare drivers by the end of this year….

MU: More Signs of an Extended Down Cycle

This morning, Micron (MU; $60.00; E/W) announced that it is further cutting DRAM and NAND wafer starts by approximately 20% vs. FQ4 (Aug), which comes after the company previously announced plans to reduce NAND and…

An Autonomous Road Still Traveled

Recent news flow has pointed to important progress on several autonomous vehicle (AV) commercialization roadmaps, which continue to offer viable opportunities for success even after recent management upheaval at TuSimple (TSP; $2.79; NR) and Argo…

DELL: Looking for Valuation Support with FQ3 Print

Ahead of its FQ3 (Oct) print next Monday (11/21 after market), Dell Technologies (DELL; $42.55; E/W) shares are down 25% YTD (vs. -17% for the S&P 500), even after its 26% rally from mid-October lows,…

Some More Positive Charging Data Points

We think Q3 results and outlook earlier today from Allego (ALLG; $2.98; NR), which is building out a fast-charging network in Europe, further highlighted robust demand for direct current (DC) fast chargers even in the…

Land of Supply Chain Confusion

Our most recent survey suggests aggregate inventories up and down the supply chain (27 companies with ~$85B in annual inventories) increased further during CQ3, which is especially worrisome given that most companies we follow saw…

DCFC: Adds to Recent String of Wins

Yesterday (11/9), Tritium (DCFC; $1.61; O/P) announced it signed a new supply agreement with EasyGo, which currently manages and operates ~2,400 battery electric vehicle charging points that are used by 30K+ drivers, both directly and…

CHPT: Stock Price Looks Too Under Charged

The shares of ChargePoint (CHPT; $11.23; O/P) have now retreated 42% since 9/15, most recently driven by an 20% plunge just since 11/2, which interestingly coincided with CQ3 results and outlook from EVgo (EVGO; $6.47;…