US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher, Ortex

Dimitris Ioannidis

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/astera-labs-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40921:1" rel="noopener">Astera Labs (ALAB US)</a> is expected to migrate from Small-cap to Standard at the February 2025 review as its price has soared ~100% since the last review.</li>
<li>The security's free float is forecasted to increase from 25% to 70% at the May 2025 review due to lock-up expiry of undisclosed shareholders. Passive fund demand expected is ~$570m.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/astera-labs-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40921:1" rel="noopener">Astera Labs (ALAB US)</a> can migrate from small-cap to all-world in September 2025 with a slight price increase. Probability of migration in March 2025 is small.</li>
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Astera Labs (ALAB US) is expected to migrate from Small-cap to Standard at the February 2025 review as its price has soared ~100% since the last review.
The security's free float is forecasted to increase from 25% to 70% at the May 2025 review due to lock-up expiry of undisclosed shareholders. Passive fund demand expected is ~$570m.

Astera Labs (ALAB US) can migrate from small-cap to all-world in September 2025 with a slight price increase. Probability of migration in March 2025 is small.


Astera Labs (ALAB US): Global Index Migration and Upweight Anticipated in February and May 2025.

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Astera Labs reported solid 2Q’FY24. The company beat all key estimates, showed relatively strong demand and operating metrics.  </li>
<li>With the stock trading at 19x EV/2024E Revenue and 13x EV/2025E Revenue I see shares as fairly-valued and expect the stock to trade in-line with peers. PT to $39.00.</li>
<li>All remaining Astera Labs shares held by stockholders became eligible for sale as IPO lock-up expired following public release of earnings for 2Q’FY24.</li>
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Astera Labs reported solid 2Q’FY24. The company beat all key estimates, showed relatively strong demand and operating metrics.  
With the stock trading at 19x EV/2024E Revenue and 13x EV/2025E Revenue I see shares as fairly-valued and expect the stock to trade in-line with peers. PT to $39.00.
All remaining Astera Labs shares held by stockholders became eligible for sale as IPO lock-up expired following public release of earnings for 2Q’FY24.


Astera Labs: Solid 2Q’FY24, ADTV Jumped As IPO Lock-Up Expired, PT Moves To $39.00

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors, Fabricated Knowledge

Douglas O'Laughlin

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors

Fabricated Knowledge

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<li>Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has repeatedly emphasized that the data center is the new unit of compute.</li>
<li>While this concept seemed straightforward at first, the deeper implications became clearer after Nvidia's presentations at GTC and OFC 2024.</li>
<li>I only recently grasped exactly what is happening, and a simple reframing of the underlying principles that drove Moore’s Law makes the entire picture clearer.</li>
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has repeatedly emphasized that the data center is the new unit of compute.
While this concept seemed straightforward at first, the deeper implications became clearer after Nvidia's presentations at GTC and OFC 2024.
I only recently grasped exactly what is happening, and a simple reframing of the underlying principles that drove Moore’s Law makes the entire picture clearer.


The Data Center is the New Compute Unit: Nvidia's Vision for System-Level Scaling

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<li>Astera Labs announced financial results for 1Q’FY24 in May. According to IPO prospectus, ~5.9M shares became eligible for sale following public release of earnings for the first quarter of FY24.</li>
<li>The high-growth semiconductor company filed form S-8 on May 8, 2024. The selling stockholders, including current employees and service providers, offered additional ~3M shares as early lock-up expired.</li>
<li>Astera Labs shares currently trade at rich multiples of ~37x EV/FY24E Revenue and ~25x EV/FY25E Revenue on my revised forecasts.</li>
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Astera Labs announced financial results for 1Q’FY24 in May. According to IPO prospectus, ~5.9M shares became eligible for sale following public release of earnings for the first quarter of FY24.
The high-growth semiconductor company filed form S-8 on May 8, 2024. The selling stockholders, including current employees and service providers, offered additional ~3M shares as early lock-up expired.
Astera Labs shares currently trade at rich multiples of ~37x EV/FY24E Revenue and ~25x EV/FY25E Revenue on my revised forecasts.


Astera Labs: 1Q’FY24 GAAP Net Loss Could Disappoint Investors, Selling Stockholders Offer ~3M Shares

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<li>Astera Labs, an overvalued fabless semiconductor company, has completed its IPO and raised ~$565M of net proceeds in the offering. The IPO was priced at $36/share.</li>
<li>Astera Labs shares jumped 70%+ in their first trading day and finished session at $62.03. The stock peaked at $95.21 on Tuesday and fell ~21% over the next 2 days.</li>
<li>According to their prospectus, ~5.9M shares of Astera Labs will be available for sale following the public release of earnings for 1Q’24, which I expect to be announced in April.</li>
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Astera Labs, an overvalued fabless semiconductor company, has completed its IPO and raised ~$565M of net proceeds in the offering. The IPO was priced at $36/share.
Astera Labs shares jumped 70%+ in their first trading day and finished session at $62.03. The stock peaked at $95.21 on Tuesday and fell ~21% over the next 2 days.
According to their prospectus, ~5.9M shares of Astera Labs will be available for sale following the public release of earnings for 1Q’24, which I expect to be announced in April.


Astera Labs: Early Lock-Up Expiry Is Coming, ~$450M Worth of Shares Will Be Available For Sale

United States

Astera Labs, Inc. provides semiconductor-based connectivity solutions. The Company develops and deploys intelligent connectivity platforms built for cloud and AI infrastructure. Astera Labs serves customers in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, and Israel.

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