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January 27, 2025

SANM: First Look at FQ1 (Dec) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Sanmina (SANM; $78.51; O/P) reported FQ1 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS of $1.44, which beat our $1.35 and the Street’s $1.36 on sales of $2,006mm that was also ahead of our $1,985mm and the Street’s $1,980mm. Recall,…

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January 27, 2025

BHE: Expect a Solid Q4 Print

By Steven Fox

We expect Benchmark Electronics (BHE; $43.33; E/W) to produce solid Q4 results and outlook on Wednesday (1/29 after market), which should provide healthy support for current valuations, especially given the recent 16% decline in the…

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January 27, 2025

STX: CFO Call Reinforces Tech Driven Margin Story

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform and $130 target on the shares of Seagate (STX; $103.95; O/P) after hosting an investor call on Friday (1/24) for CFO Gianluca Romano and Shanye Hudson, SVP, IR and Treasury to…

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January 24, 2025

GLW: Positioned Well for a Good Q4 Print

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Corning (GLW; $53.98; O/P) ahead of the company’s Q4 results and outlook, which are scheduled for Wednesday (1/29 before market). We assume GLW produces some moderate upside…

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January 23, 2025

PLXS: Solid Profits Despite Some Top Line Challenges

By Steven Fox

We raise our F2025/F2026E (Sept) EPS from $6.60/$7.25 to $6.90/$7.55 for Plexus (PLXS; $153.30; E/W) after the company produced some solid FQ1 (Dec) operating results while offering up FQ2E (Mar) guidance that was in line…

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January 23, 2025

APH: GenAI Drivers Remain Robust

By Steven Fox

We raise our 2025E EPS for Amphenol (APH; $77.84; E/W) from $2.07 to $2.20 (+17% YoY vs. +25% in 2024) after the company again produced some healthy Q4 EPS upside with Q1E EPS guidance that…

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January 22, 2025

TEL: Performing Very Well Under the Currency Covers

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of TE Connectivity (TEL; $155.09; O/P) after the company produced FQ1 (Dec) results and guidance that ranged from in line to better than we expected if we exclude…

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January 22, 2025

PLXS: First Look at FQ1 (Dec) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Plexus (PLXS; $170.49; E/W) reported FQ1 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS of $1.73, which beat our $1.60 and the Street’s $1.59 despite somewhat lower-than-expected sales ($976mm vs. our $988mm and the Street’s $982mm) that resulted in as…

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January 22, 2025

APTV: Making a Big Portfolio Move

By Steven Fox

This morning, Aptiv (APTV; $62.72; E/W) announced plans to separate its Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS) business from the rest of the company (RemainCo) and create two independent, publicly traded companies in a tax-free transaction. This…

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January 22, 2025

APH: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Amphenol (APH; $74.98; E/W) reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $0.55, which beat our consensus matching $0.50 led by better than expected sales ($4,318mm vs. our $4,020mm and the Street’s $4,061mm). As per the table below,…

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January 22, 2025

STX: Gross Margin Opportunity Continues to Shine Through

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform and $130 target on the shares of Seagate (STX; $101.25) after it reported a better-than-expected FQ2 (Dec) EPS, which importantly was driven by much better-than-expected gross margins. STX also provided FQ3E…

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January 22, 2025

SANM: Favorable Risk/Reward Into FQ1 (Dec) Print

By Steven Fox

The risk/reward looks favorable to us around the shares of Sanmina (SANM; $84.18; O/P) into its FQ1 (Dec) results and guidance, scheduled for Monday (1/27 after market). Specifically, we look for no worse than as…

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January 22, 2025

CLS: Let Your Winners Run

By Steven Fox

We are raising our target on the shares of Celestica (CLS; $118.10; O/P) from $100 to $135 ahead of its Q4 results and guidance, which are scheduled for Thursday, January 30th (before market). The stock…

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January 22, 2025

TEL: First Look at FQ1 (Dec) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

TE Connectivity (TEL; $148.30; O/P) reported FQ1 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS of $1.95, which was ahead of our $1.88 and the Street’s $1.89 despite somewhat lower-than-expected sales ($3,836mm vs. our $3,900mm and consensus of $3,905mm). By…

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January 21, 2025

STX: First Look at FQ2 (Dec) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Seagate (STX; $101.25; O/P) reported FQ2 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS of $2.03, which beat our $1.87 and the Street’s $1.88 on the back of much better-than-expected gross margins as sales of $2,325mm compared to our $2,313mm…

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