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

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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.

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<ul><li>Magna International's second quarter of 2025 results showcase a mixed performance across various financial metrics, amid ongoing industry challenges such as lower vehicle production in key markets and tariff impacts.</li><li>The company managed to achieve a 1% increase in adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and a 20- basis-point improvement in EBIT margin, although sales decreased by 3% year-over-year to $10.6 billion.</li><li>This contraction in sales was mainly attributed to weaker production dynamics in North America and Europe, declines in complete vehicle assembly volumes, and other operational adjustments.</li></ul>

Magna International's second quarter of 2025 results showcase a mixed performance across various financial metrics, amid ongoing industry challenges such as lower vehicle production in key markets and tariff impacts.The company managed to achieve a 1% increase in adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and a 20- basis-point improvement in EBIT margin, although sales decreased by 3% year-over-year to $10.6 billion.This contraction in sales was mainly attributed to weaker production dynamics in North America and Europe, declines in complete vehicle assembly volumes, and other operational adjustments.

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Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

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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

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<li>We had a near-term bullish outlook on MSCI ACWI (ACWI-US) and the S&amp;P 500 (SPX) from 4/22/25 to 11/18/25.</li>
<li>After being near-term neutral for a week, we flipped back to bullish in our 11/25/25 Compass, all while maintaining our intermediate-term bullish outlook (as of our 5/14/25 Compass).</li>
<li>We will stay near-term bullish as long as crucial support levels of 6480-6520 on SPX and $134-135.70 on ACWI-US continue to hold</li>
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We had a near-term bullish outlook on MSCI ACWI (ACWI-US) and the S&amp;P 500 (SPX) from 4/22/25 to 11/18/25.
After being near-term neutral for a week, we flipped back to bullish in our 11/25/25 Compass, all while maintaining our intermediate-term bullish outlook (as of our 5/14/25 Compass).
We will stay near-term bullish as long as crucial support levels of 6480-6520 on SPX and $134-135.70 on ACWI-US continue to hold


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Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals / Technical Analysis

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<li>We remain near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass, and our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish as well (as of our 5/14/25 Compass), with Int’l Compass reports all echoing this sentiment</li>
<li>Short-Term supports to watch on ACWI-US continue to be $132 (testing now), $130, $128, $125-$126, and $123-$123.50. All signs point to the ACWI-US uptrend continuing for the foreseeable future.</li>
<li>Upgrading China to Overweight; Europe Breaking Out; Japan Also Remains Attractive. Buys in Consumer Discretionary (primarily autos/parts), Industrials, Services, Health Care, Materials, Financials, and Real Estate</li>
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We remain near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass, and our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish as well (as of our 5/14/25 Compass), with Int’l Compass reports all echoing this sentiment
Short-Term supports to watch on ACWI-US continue to be $132 (testing now), $130, $128, $125-$126, and $123-$123.50. All signs point to the ACWI-US uptrend continuing for the foreseeable future.
Upgrading China to Overweight; Europe Breaking Out; Japan Also Remains Attractive. Buys in Consumer Discretionary (primarily autos/parts), Industrials, Services, Health Care, Materials, Financials, and Real Estate


Upgrading China to Overweight; Europe Breaking Out

External reports (aggregated public sources), Value Investors Club

Value Investors Club (VIC)

External reports (aggregated public sources)

Value Investors Club

<ul><li>Global auto parts company Magna's value has declined this year despite investments in industry megatrends like EVs</li><li>The company has become a leader in areas like battery enclosures, but investors have not fully appreciated these investments</li><li>Magna is expected to see increased profitability in 2025 as its investments in EVs, Active Safety, and Battery Enclosures start to pay off, with these segments projected to grow significantly by 2027</li></ul><p><em>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.</em></p>

Global auto parts company Magna's value has declined this year despite investments in industry megatrends like EVsThe company has become a leader in areas like battery enclosures, but investors have not fully appreciated these investmentsMagna is expected to see increased profitability in 2025 as its investments in EVs, Active Safety, and Battery Enclosures start to pay off, with these segments projected to grow significantly by 2027This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Magna International Inc (MGA) - Monday, Jul 29, 2024

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

<ul><li>India is limiting Chinese participation in Indian subsidiaries while seeking investments from Taiwan, diversifying its economic ties.</li><li>AWS is committing significant funds to establish data centers in Taiwan, anticipating obstacles in securing renewable energy sources.</li><li>Elephantech is seeking collaborators to scale up their eco-friendly PCB manufacturing operations to meet the escalating demand. Join the sustainable production movement.</li></ul>

India is limiting Chinese participation in Indian subsidiaries while seeking investments from Taiwan, diversifying its economic ties.AWS is committing significant funds to establish data centers in Taiwan, anticipating obstacles in securing renewable energy sources.Elephantech is seeking collaborators to scale up their eco-friendly PCB manufacturing operations to meet the escalating demand. Join the sustainable production movement.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (14-Jun-2024): India limits Chinese participation, woos Taiwanese investments.

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Magna International Inc. retails auto parts. The Company offers body exteriors, chassis structures, transmissions, lighting, seating, and fuel systems. Magna International serves customers worldwide.

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Magna International Inc (MGA) - Monday, Jul 29, 2024

The company has become a leader in areas like battery enclosures, but investors have not fully appreciated these investments

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Tech Supply Chain Tracker (14-Jun-2024): India limits Chinese participation, woos Taiwanese investments.

India is pushing for restrictions on Chinese involvement, Taiwan is attracting investments, AWS is investing in Taiwan data centers, Elephantech...

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