Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>In a notable development, Dana Incorporated (NYSE:DAN) has recently emerged as a potential acquisition target, sparking rumors across Wall Street.</li><li>The company's stock rose by 0.5%, following reports of takeover interest as mentioned in a Betaville "uncooked" alert.</li><li>The timing of this speculation coincides with a strong earnings performance for Q2 2024, where Dana posted $2.7 billion in sales and a solid $244 million in adjusted EBITDA.</li></ul>

In a notable development, Dana Incorporated (NYSE:DAN) has recently emerged as a potential acquisition target, sparking rumors across Wall Street.The company's stock rose by 0.5%, following reports of takeover interest as mentioned in a Betaville "uncooked" alert.The timing of this speculation coincides with a strong earnings performance for Q2 2024, where Dana posted $2.7 billion in sales and a solid $244 million in adjusted EBITDA.

Dana Inc. - The Latest Acquisition Target Heating Up Wall Street!

Fundamental Analyses, Contrarian Cashflows

Contrarian Cashflows

Fundamental Analyses

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<ul><li>Comer Industries, an Italian family-owned company, specializes in producing mission-critical components for agricultural and construction vehicles.</li><li>Operating under an asset-light assembler business model in an industry marked by consolidation and significant barriers to entry, Comer Industries has consistently delivered impressive returns on capital, boasting a ROCE exceeding 20% for the past three years.</li><li>Despite its strong performance, the company’s shares trade at a normalized 12.4% free cash flow yield and a 7.2 EV/EBIT, considerably lower than industry peers.</li></ul>

Comer Industries, an Italian family-owned company, specializes in producing mission-critical components for agricultural and construction vehicles.Operating under an asset-light assembler business model in an industry marked by consolidation and significant barriers to entry, Comer Industries has consistently delivered impressive returns on capital, boasting a ROCE exceeding 20% for the past three years.Despite its strong performance, the company’s shares trade at a normalized 12.4% free cash flow yield and a 7.2 EV/EBIT, considerably lower than industry peers.

Comer Industries : Unveiling a Hidden Champion with a Sustainable 12% Free Cashflow Yield

AlphaSituations-Event/Catalyst Driven Research, AlphaSituations

Robert Sassoon

AlphaSituations-Event/Catalyst Driven Research

AlphaSituations

Since its establishment, AlphaSituations has delivered a track record of outperformance with a hit rate of winners of more than 70% of its portfolio of ideas generating annualized average returns of 20%. In January 2022, AlphaSituations was contracted by Water Tower Research, an investor engagement and stakeholder communication platform to provide coverage of Special Situations

Event-Driven

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<li>The 18% spread suggests there the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apollo-global-management-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28770:1" rel="noopener">Apollo Global Management Inc (APO US)</a> / <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tenneco-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6260:1" rel="noopener">Tenneco Inc (TEN US)</a> transaction is fraught with risks which, we believe, are more imaginary than real</li>
<li>With TEN shareholders expected to approve the merger next week, we assess regulatory obstacles low and the risk of APO reconsidering the transaction unlikely except in the most unexpected circumstances   </li>
<li>Overall we believe the risk-reward for arbs skews to the attractive with the opportunity to game IRRs in excess of 30%</li>
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The 18% spread suggests there the Apollo Global Management Inc (APO US) / Tenneco Inc (TEN US) transaction is fraught with risks which, we believe, are more imaginary than real
With TEN shareholders expected to approve the merger next week, we assess regulatory obstacles low and the risk of APO reconsidering the transaction unlikely except in the most unexpected circumstances   
Overall we believe the risk-reward for arbs skews to the attractive with the opportunity to game IRRs in excess of 30%


MergerTalk: Why We Think The Risk In Apollo's Tenneco Buy Out Is Overpriced

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are within striking distance of all-time highs and we believe breakouts are on the horizon. Overall, our outlook remains bullish and we recommend adding exposure on pullbacks. In today’s report we highlight attractive Groups and stocks within Discretionary, Materials, and Manufacturing.

The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are within striking distance of all-time highs and we believe breakouts are on the horizon. Overall, our outlook remains bullish and we recommend adding exposure on pullbacks. In today’s report we highlight attractive Groups and stocks within Discretionary, Materials, and Manufacturing.

U.S. Equity Strategy: Breakouts On The Horizon

Our outlook remains bullish, and this is not based solely on new highs in the S&amp;P 500 or Russell 2000. While we like to have those boxes checked, more important to us are the trends at the Sector and Group levels. And right now what we see confirms a risk-on environment confirmed by technical strength in manufacturing, biotechs, banks, energy, miners, semis, and foreign markets -- all buys.

Our outlook remains bullish, and this is not based solely on new highs in the S&amp;P 500 or Russell 2000. While we like to have those boxes checked, more important to us are the trends at the Sector and Group levels. And right now what we see confirms a risk-on environment confirmed by technical strength in manufacturing, biotechs, banks, energy, miners, semis, and foreign markets -- all buys.

U.S. Equities: Sector & Group-Level Trends Confirm Risk-On Environment

United States

Dana Incorporated engineers, manufactures, and distributes components and systems for worldwide automotive, heavy truck, off-highway, engine, and industrial markets. The Company also provides leasing services in selected markets.

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Dana (DAN US)

Dana Inc. - The Latest Acquisition Target Heating Up Wall Street!

In a notable development, Dana Incorporated (NYSE:DAN) has recently emerged as a potential acquisition target, sparking rumors across Wall...

Baptista Research

Comer Industries : Unveiling a Hidden Champion with a Sustainable 12% Free Cashflow Yield

Comer Industries, an Italian family-owned company, specializes in producing mission-critical components for agricultural and construction vehicles.

Contrarian Cashflows

MergerTalk: Why We Think The Risk In Apollo's Tenneco Buy Out Is Overpriced

Whether the oversized spread underestimates Apollo's commitment to the transaction terms or overestimates the deal's regulatory obstacles, either...

Robert Sassoon

U.S. Equity Strategy: Breakouts On The Horizon

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are within striking distance of all-time highs and we believe breakouts are on the horizon. Our outlook remains bullish...

Vermilion Research

U.S. Equities: Sector & Group-Level Trends Confirm Risk-On Environment

Our outlook remains bullish, and this is not based solely on new highs in the S&P 500 or Russell 2000. While we like to have those boxes...

Vermilion Research

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