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February 13, 2025

ST: Solid Execution Under the Circumstances

By Steven Fox

We are lowering our 2025E EPS for Sensata (ST; $28.85; E/W) after it delivered a bit of a Q4 beat, albeit with Q1E guidance that was slightly below our and consensus thinking at the mid-point….

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February 13, 2025

VRT: Continues to Target Healthy Growth

By Steven Fox

We adjust 2025/2026E EPS for Vertiv Holdings (VRT; $109.09; E/W) from $3.50/$4.30 to $3.55/$4.25 after the company produced a healthy Q4 beat and updated its full 2025E outlook for some additional currency headwinds and other…

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February 13, 2025

STX: Internalizes Key Portion of Supply Chain

By Steven Fox

This morning, Seagate (STX; $101.40; O/P) announced it reached an agreement to acquire Intevac (IVAC; $4.04; NR), which is a supplier of thin-film processing technology and manufacturing systems that are utilized in the production of…

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February 13, 2025

WDC: Investor Day by The Numbers

By Steven Fox

Yesterday (2/12), we attended Western Digital (WDC; $67.28; O/P) Investor Day in New York ahead of its pending spin of Sandisk as a publicly traded company under the stock symbol SNDK. Keep in mind, SNDK…

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February 12, 2025

TEL: Expands Reach into Accelerating Utility Markets

By Steven Fox

This morning, TE Connectivity (TEL; $146.49; O/P) announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Richards Manufacturing, a producer of a range of components, mainly for utility grids as well as certain industrial…

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February 12, 2025

VRT: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Vertiv Holdings (VRT; $123.25; E/W) reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $0.99, which beat our $0.81 and the Street’s $0.82 on sales of $2,346mm (vs. our $2,147mm and the Street’s $2,155mm). Recall, VRT’s Q4 outlook called…

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February 12, 2025

LYFT: Pricing Concerns Overwhelming Margin Gains For Now

By Steven Fox

The shares of Lyft (LYFT; $12.66; O/P) traded down 10%+ last night after management raised the spectra of incremental rideshare pricing pressures even as it produced a healthy Q4 EBITDA beat with Q1E EBITDA guidance…

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February 11, 2025

LYFT: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Lyft (LYFT; $14.39; O/P) posted Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $113mm (2.6% of gross bookings) vs. our $103mm (2.4% of gross bookings) and the Street’s $104mm (2.4% of gross bookings) on total gross bookings of $4.28B,…

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February 11, 2025

SNDK: Inaugural Investor Day by The Numbers

By Steven Fox

This morning, we attended Sandisk’s inaugural Investor Day in New York City ahead of its pending separation from Western Digital (WDC; $69.13; O/P) as a publicly traded company under the stock symbol SNDK. We note…

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February 11, 2025

AMKR: Some Disappointing Guidance to Start the Year

By Steven Fox

We are reducing our 2025E EPS for Amkor Technology (AMKR; $24.36; E/W) from $1.85 to $1.35 after its Q4 profits more than lived up to expectations, albeit on weaker than expected sales trends that management…

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February 10, 2025

AMKR: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Amkor Technology (AMKR; $24.36; E/W) reported Q4 EPS of $0.43, which were ahead of our $0.40 and the Street’s $0.38 despite sales of $1,629mm that missed our $1,679mm and the Street’s $1,663mm). Recall, AMKR’s Q4…

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February 10, 2025

Lyft and Mobileye Taking Further AV Rideshare Steps

By Steven Fox

This morning, the shares of Mobileye Global (MBLY; $18.29; E/W) are up 14% while the stock price on Lyft (LYFT; $14.56; O/P) is up 3% following news out of TechCrunch that Lyft plans to deploy…

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February 7, 2025

ST: A Number of Wild Cards Into Q4 Print

By Steven Fox

We would approach Sensata’s (ST; $25.52; E/W) Q4 results and outlook with caution, scheduled for Tuesday (2/11 after market), especially given examples we have seen during EPS season of the increasingly volatile auto supply chain…

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February 7, 2025

BDC: Some Q1 Guidance Disappointments to Consider

By Steven Fox

We reduce our 2025E EPS for Belden (BDC; $115.06; E/W) from $7.55 to $7.00 after it produced some Q4 sales and operating profit upside (see table), but with disappointing Q1E guidance, due to incremental currency…

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February 7, 2025

APTV: 2025E Sales and Operating Profit Guide as Expected

By Steven Fox

We raise 2025E EPS for Aptiv (APTV; $63.48; E/W) from $6.75 to $7.30 after management offered up its initial thinking on full 2025E guidance, which was consistent with our prior sales and operating profit estimates,…

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