February 13, 2025
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….
February 13, 2025
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…
February 13, 2025
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…
February 13, 2025
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…
February 12, 2025
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…
February 12, 2025
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…
February 12, 2025
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…
February 11, 2025
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,…
February 11, 2025
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…
February 11, 2025
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…
February 10, 2025
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…
February 10, 2025
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…
February 7, 2025
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…
February 7, 2025
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…
February 7, 2025
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,…