Susquehanna said its highest conviction names continue to be Apple (AAPL) and NXP Semiconductor (NXPI) heading into Q2 earnings. The firm said the two names are the only companies it covers where it expects numbers to go up. As a result, the firm is comfortable buying into earnings and keeps a Positive rating on both Apple and NXP Semi shares.

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Susquehanna analyst Christopher Rolland raised the firm's price target on Impinj (PI) to $150 from $140 and keeps a Positive rating on the shares. The firm said they posted a solid print with additional upside driven by the licensing win from NXP Semiconductors (NXPI). Customer engagements and new RFID markets continue to broaden the opportunity.

BofA raised the firm's price target on Texas Instruments (TXN) to $190 from $175 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. TI's small Q1 beat and inline but sequentially rising Q2 sales guidance, "while modest, potentially marks a recovery inflection in industrial chip demand," with positive read-across for U.S. peers such as Analog Devices (ADI), Microchip (MCHP), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) and On Semiconductor (ON), the analyst tells investors. However, despite an expected recovery, TI's sustained high capex intensity could keep reported calendar year 2024-26 pro-forma EPS below $6 per share, the analyst added.

Apple saw sales of its iPhones fall 19.1% in the first three months of the year, CNBC's Ryan Browne reports, citing data from Counterpoint Research. Meanwhile, Huawei saw a 69.7% surge in smartphone sales in the country during the same period, Counterpoint said. Reference Link

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