July 18, 2023
Yesterday, we sat in on Dell Technologies’ (DELL; $54.98; E/W) “Ask the Experts” Q&A call with Jeff Clarke, Vice Chairman and co-COO, John Roese, Global Technology Officer, and Jeff Boudreau, President, Infrastructure Solutions Group. The…
July 17, 2023
We think a now more predictable auto supply chain (40-45% of sales) can go a long way towards finally putting a floor on EPS expectations for TE Connectivity (TEL; $142.77; E/W), when it reports FQ3…
July 17, 2023
We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Flex (FLEX; $28.21; O/P) ahead of FQ1 (Jun) results and outlook, scheduled for next Wednesday (7/26 after market). We think new program momentum in Flex’s higher margin…
July 17, 2023
We think the shares of Sensata (ST; $45.47; O/P) still look oversold to us ahead of its Q2 results and outlook on July 25th (after market). The stock is down 16% from its recent high…
July 17, 2023
We are reducing our FQ4 (Jun) and F2024E (Jun) EPS for Seagate (STX; $61.57; E/W) ahead of the company’s release of full FQ4 results on July 26th (after market). Recall, STX warned at an investor…
July 17, 2023
The shares of Corning (GLW; $33.56; E/W) were -6% on Friday (7/14) on rising concerns over the prospects for broadband and wireless infrastructure spending, which jibed with our own warnings (“Reducing Estimates”; 5/24). Most notably,…
July 13, 2023
We expect Q2 EPS season from our tech supply chain coverage to highlight a return of more traditional summer seasonal pressures we think are not fully reflected in the Street’s Q3E estimates in many instances. This…
July 12, 2023
This morning, Lucid Group (LCID; $7.16; O/P) announced it delivered 1,404 vehicles (flat QoQ) during Q2 while producing 2,173 vehicles (-6% QoQ) at its manufacturing facility in Casa Grande, Arizona. By comparison, we were modeling…
July 12, 2023
This morning, Domino’s Pizza (DPZ; $349.79; NR) announced a new global agreement with Uber Technologies (UBER; $44.36; O/P), which allows its customers, initially just from the U.S., to order from the pizza delivery chain through…
July 11, 2023
This morning, Uber Technologies (UBER; $44.04; O/P) announced a partnership with RideCo, which opens up further possibilities for the company to expand its user base while better monetizing its current network. To that end, Uber…
July 11, 2023
The shares of Lucid Group (LCID; $7.93; O/P) have now rallied 43% from around record lows since it announced a long-term technology supply agreement with Aston Martin Lagonda (AML.GB; £3.34; NR) on June 26th (“First…
July 10, 2023
We think the most recent “go public” news from Turo, which is the world’s largest peer-to-peer carsharing marketplace, further highlights a still underappreciated range of opportunities for Uber Technologies (UBER; $42.94; O/P) to increasingly monetize…
July 10, 2023
We are raising our Q2E and full 2023E sales for Polestar (PSNY; $4.49; O/P) after the company disclosed last week that its Q2 vehicle deliveries were approximately 15,800 (+36% YoY), which was well ahead of…
June 29, 2023
Last night, Nextracker (NXT; $37.13; E/W), a subsidiary of Flex (FLEX; $26.66; O/P), priced its previously announced Class A common stock offering at $36.50 per share, which delivers another $518mm of proceeds to Flex, albeit…
June 29, 2023
We adjust F2023E/F2024E (Aug) EPS for Micron (MU; $67.07; E/W) from ($4.50)/($2.10) to ($4.55)/($3.10) after a somewhat better than expected FQ3 (May). Also, FQ4 (Aug) guidance was not too far off from consensus even with…