December 2, 2022
We think FQ3 (Oct) results and FQ4E (Jan) guidance from ChargePoint (CHPT; $12.19; O/P) generally lived up to expectations, albeit with a relatively small interim issue related to “getting product out the door”. This was…
December 1, 2022
Yesterday (11/30), DoorDash (DASH; $56.87; E/W) announced it is reducing global headcount by ~1,250 people or ~7% of total employees, which we think is weighted toward eliminating redundancies and management layers amongst more expensive jobs…
November 30, 2022
We continue to see evidence that our well-established investment theme around global manufacturing re-shoring is still early stages when it comes to the electronics manufacturing service (EMS) providers we follow (“In Unchartered Territory; Launch on…
November 30, 2022
This morning, Corning (GLW; $33.21; E/W) announced its latest cover glass advancement with the launch of Gorilla Glass Victus 2, which is based on a new glass composition that offers better drop performance vs. its…
November 30, 2022
We are reducing our F2023E (Apr) EPS from $5.50 to $5.40 (+2% YoY) and F2024E EPS from $6.05 to $5.70 (+5% YoY) for NetApp (NTAP; $71.79; E/W) after the company delivered a “beat and lower”…
November 29, 2022
NetApp (NTAP; $71.79; E/W) reported FQ2 (Oct) non-GAAP EPS of $1.48, which was ahead of our $1.34 and the Street’s $1.33, albeit helped along by ~$0.10 of benefits from non-operating items relative to our modeling…
November 28, 2022
We are making some further cuts to our F2024E (Jan) EPS for Dell Technologies (DELL; $43.58; E/W), from $6.50 to $6.10 (-19% YoY), to better consider ongoing competitive pressures we expect to continue across the…
November 28, 2022
We expect FQ3 (Oct) results and outlook from ChargePoint (CHPT; $11.51; O/P), which are scheduled for Thursday (12/1 after the close), to provide healthy fundamental support for a stock price that has been under pressure…
November 28, 2022
Our pricing checks on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (11/23) of popular full-HD (1080p) and 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD 2160p) LCD TV models provided some evidence that promotional activity during the holiday selling season could…
November 28, 2022
We checked retail prices last week (11/23) on hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) for the first time since May. Based on our latest survey work, we believe HDD retail prices are down…
November 22, 2022
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…
November 22, 2022
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…
November 21, 2022
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…
November 17, 2022
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…
November 17, 2022
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…