The upcoming CES event, scheduled to commence in Las Vegas on January 5, has become “largely
an automotive show,” KeyBanc Capital Markets’ Brad Erickson said in a report. He added that every consumer-facing company seems
to be investing in machine learning or artificial intelligence.
AI To Be A Focus At CES
AI will likely be a focus for consumer categories. “Whether it's neural network development for self-driving cars, voice
recognition for consumer devices or everyone's favorite, bots, we think almost every consumer-facing company out there is exploring
ways that machine learning can automate or enhance their business in the future,” Erickson commented.
CES should give more clarity on how competent automotive OEMs will be at developing their own algorithms. Moreover, the event
should indicate whether the “general programmable titans of the chip industry” could win the “processing power race,” just as they
have in several end markets, Erickson stated.
For consumer categories, the overall consumer acceptance and demand for various AI implementations is yet to be understood.
Company-Specific Commentary
Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) — Investors
looking for evidence of any win rate improvement for Autoliv’s mono and stereo vision product segment would be looking forward to
the company’s active safety demonstrations. “We also expect ALV to place strong emphasis on utilization of artificial intelligence
(AI) technology as a means to accelerate safe autonomous development,” the analyst wrote.
Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH) —
Erickson expressed optimism regarding positive growth and margin commentary related to ~$1 billion active safety new business
bookings in 2016. The discussions may be dominated by autonomous driving. At CES, the focus for Delphi is likely to be on the 2019
production ready Centralized Sensing Localization and Planning automated driving
system with Mobileye. KeyBanc has an Overweight rating on Delphi, with a price target of $85.
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) — The
company’s CEO is to kick off CES with a keynote address on Wednesday. The CEO is expected to discuss artificial intelligence,
self-driving cars, virtual reality and gaming. “We will also attend a meeting with NVIDIA’s CFO on Friday morning to discuss
company growth drivers for F2018,” Erickson said. NVIDIA has a Sector Weight rating at KeyBanc.
Mobileye NV (NYSE: MBLY) — There would
likely be several catalysts during CES. NVIDIA’s keynote could be a negative for Mobileye, in case the former announces any major
partnerships or design wins. “Alternatively, we expect MBLY to provide more detail on its mapping and monetization strategy,
possibly complemented by the announcement of a formal deal with Volkswagen, which bulls have been waiting for all year,” the
analyst wrote, while maintaining a Sector Weight rating on Mobileye.
Latest Ratings for ALV
Date |
Firm |
Action |
From |
To |
Dec 2016 |
BMO Capital |
Initiates Coverage On |
|
Outperform |
Nov 2016 |
Jefferies |
Initiates Coverage On |
|
Buy |
Nov 2016 |
Goldman Sachs |
Upgrades |
Sell |
Neutral |
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