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…
January 25, 2024
Plexus (PLXS; $94.23; E/W) posted FQ1 (Dec) results in line with its recent negative pre-announcement (“Slow End to Quarter Leads to FQ1 Miss”; 1/17) as it fleshed out details behind the cut to prior sales,…
January 25, 2024
Seagate’s (STX; $89.17; E/W) FQ2 (Dec) results and outlook provided further confirmation for the idea that the company is now on a consistent recovery track, discussed below, per the expected improvement in key FQ2 metrics…
January 25, 2024
Amphenol (APH; $100.66; E/W) produced another Q4 “beat and meet”, albeit influenced by a surge in M&A during November and December as it acquired four companies with a combined ~$325mm in annual sales for $678mm….
January 24, 2024
We raise our rating on TE Connectivity (TEL; $143.63) from Equal-Weight to Outperform. We believe the stock is now breaking out of its trading range of the past two years on a path to new…
January 24, 2024
Seagate (STX; $89.17; E/W) reported FQ2 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS of a profit of $0.12, which comfortably beat our estimate of a ($0.03) loss and the Street’s ($0.06) on sales of $1,555mm (vs. our $1,582mm and…
January 24, 2024
Amphenol (APH; $101.25; E/W) reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $0.82, which beat our $0.76 and the Street’s $0.77 on sales of $3,328mm that were ahead of our $3,148mm and the Street’s $3,157mm. The company also…