February 5, 2024
Lyft’s (LYFT; $12.70; E/W) Q4 print on 2/13 (after market) came with extra importance given management’s long-standing promise, since Erin Brewer joined as CFO on 5/16/23 (“And Now a New CFO”; 5/17/23), to offer up…
February 2, 2024
We stick with our Outperform on the shares of Uber Technologies (UBER; $66.73) ahead of next Wednesday’s Q4 print (2/7 before market) and its virtual Investor Update on 2/14 (also before market). Admittedly, the “bar…
February 1, 2024
Earlier today, Polestar (PSNY; $1.83; E/W) and Volvo Cars (VOLCAR.SE; KR34.54; NR) both publicly disclosed that Volvo intends to distribute its shares in Polestar to shareholders with Geely Sweden Holding being the primary recipient. Recall,…
February 1, 2024
Nextracker (NXT; $56.50; E/W) shares surged 25% today after the company produced a third consecutive quarter “beat and raise” since going public, albeit of an especially large magnitude. Specifically, FQ3 (Dec) EPS of $0.96 handily…
February 1, 2024
Benchmark Electronics’ (BHE; $28.28; O/P) Q4 results and Q1E guidance lived up to our expectations, further demonstrating potential for operating margins to move even higher in coming years on solid free cash flows (FCF). To…
February 1, 2024
Flex (FLEX; $23.74; O/P) delivered FQ3 (Dec) results with an FQ4E (Mar) guidance that comfortably lived up to expectations, including its “core” remaining business after the recently completed spin of Nextracker (NXT; $45.27; E/W). Specifically,…
January 31, 2024
We are very much surprised that Aptiv’s (APTV; $82.39; O/P) Q4 results and outlook did not dispel the excessive “hand wringing” weighing on the stock in recent months, especially at 14X our latest 2024E EPS,…
January 31, 2024
Aptiv (APTV; $86.72; O/P) reported adjusted Q4 EPS of $1.40, which beat our $1.34 and the Street’s $1.33 on sales of $4,919mm (vs. our $5,018mm and the Street’s $5,067mm). As per the table below, operating…
January 30, 2024
This morning, Amphenol (APH; $102.78; E/W) announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Carlisle Companies’ (CSL; $320.38; NR) Interconnect Technologies business or CIT for $2.025B in cash, which makes the proposed transaction, the largest…
January 30, 2024
We adjust 2024E EPS for Corning (GLW; $33.30; E/W) from $2.00 to $1.95 after Q4 results lived up to expectations but Q1E guidance was on the disappointing side. GLW also “called the bottom” with its…
January 30, 2024
Corning (GLW; $31.15; E/W) reported Q4 “core” EPS of $0.39, which was in line with consensus and ahead of our $0.37 on slightly better than expected core sales ($3,272mm vs. our $3,255mm and the Street’s…
January 26, 2024
Yesterday (1/25), Hyzon Motors (HYZN; $0.75) announced it delivered four heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) to Performance Food Group (PFGC; $70.89; NR), which is a large U.S. based food distributor and supplier with…
January 26, 2024
We raise our rating on the shares of Mobileye Global (MBLY; $28.13) from Equal-Weight to Outperform. Our recent meeting with management at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) along with yesterday’s Q4 call supported the idea…
January 26, 2024
Western Digital (WDC; $60.33; O/P) produced healthy upside to Street thinking with its FQ2 (Dec) results and outlook, which highlighted further supply discipline, incremental positives across most markets, including surprising growth in China, and solid…
January 25, 2024
Western Digital (WDC; $60.33; O/P) reported FQ2 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS losses of ($0.69) ex-“one time” net charges of $0.18 per share, which compares to our ($1.15) and the Street’s ($1.12). Sales of $3.03B were above…