Founder at Stock Spin-off Investing, Stock Spin-Off Investing

Richard Howe

Founder at Stock Spin-off Investing

Stock Spin-Off Investing

Generate attractive returns by taking advantage of inefficiencies in the stock spin-off market.

Stock Spin-offs

Event-Driven

<ul><li>Aptiv completed the Versigent (VGNT) spin on April 1 and reported Q1 May 5.</li><li>The spin executed cleanly, the thesis is intact, and the stock has sold off putting APTV at $57 against my $83 SOTP target.</li><li>New Aptiv is a focused industrial technology company: Engineered Components (comparable to Amphenol) and Intelligent Systems, which houses Wind River, the OS powering F-35s, satellites, and 5G networks. </li></ul>

Aptiv completed the Versigent (VGNT) spin on April 1 and reported Q1 May 5.The spin executed cleanly, the thesis is intact, and the stock has sold off putting APTV at $57 against my $83 SOTP target.New Aptiv is a focused industrial technology company: Engineered Components (comparable to Amphenol) and Intelligent Systems, which houses Wind River, the OS powering F-35s, satellites, and 5G networks. 

Index Rebalance and Special Situations Coverage, Quiddity Advisors

Anjana Amarasuriya

Index Rebalance and Special Situations Coverage

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

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<li>The SP 500 index tracks the 500 largest US-listed names and is one of the most highly-tracked indices in the world.</li>
<li>Two active M&amp;A deals could trigger intra-review ADDs. Shareholders have already approved one deal while the other goes to a shareholder vote on 4th May 2026.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/titan-international-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2416:1" rel="noopener">Titan International (TWI US)</a>, our previous top SP 600 deletion candidate, was dropped from the SP 600. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/insteel-industries-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4069:1" rel="noopener">Insteel Industries (IIIN US)</a> is now our top DELETION candidate.</li>
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The SP 500 index tracks the 500 largest US-listed names and is one of the most highly-tracked indices in the world.
Two active M&amp;A deals could trigger intra-review ADDs. Shareholders have already approved one deal while the other goes to a shareholder vote on 4th May 2026.

Titan International (TWI US), our previous top SP 600 deletion candidate, was dropped from the SP 600. Insteel Industries (IIIN US) is now our top DELETION candidate.


Quiddity Leaderboard SP500/600 Jun26 Rebal: Two M&A Deals in Play; May Close Before June Review

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<li>The SP Select Sector indices are a family of 11 sector-specific indices derived from the SP 500 index based on GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) classifications.</li>
<li>Large flows in the Communication Services (XLC) Index are driven by a secondary re-weighting triggered after the March 2026 rebalance that we expect to be corrected in June.</li>
<li>Intra-Review changes are expected to trigger an additional US$2.8bn of one-way flows across the Select Sector indices if implemented before the June 2026 regular rebalance.</li>
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The SP Select Sector indices are a family of 11 sector-specific indices derived from the SP 500 index based on GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) classifications.
Large flows in the Communication Services (XLC) Index are driven by a secondary re-weighting triggered after the March 2026 rebalance that we expect to be corrected in June.
Intra-Review changes are expected to trigger an additional US$2.8bn of one-way flows across the Select Sector indices if implemented before the June 2026 regular rebalance.


Quiddity Leaderboard SP Select Sector Jun26 Rebal: Over US$10bn One-Way Flow Expected

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Capital Markets

Huaqin Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Huaqin launched Hongkong IPO to raise up to HK$ 4.5B. They provide global technology companies with range of smart products, covering mobile terminals, computing and data center business etc.</li>
<li>Huaqin Co. intends to use the IPO proceeds to enhance their technological capabilities, expand &amp; optimize their manufacturing network and for strategic investment and vertical integration.</li>
<li>Huaqin’s significant market positioning gives them a significant edge in enabling that technical foundation for product upgrades, boosting product competitiveness and category expansion.</li>
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Huaqin launched Hongkong IPO to raise up to HK$ 4.5B. They provide global technology companies with range of smart products, covering mobile terminals, computing and data center business etc.
Huaqin Co. intends to use the IPO proceeds to enhance their technological capabilities, expand &amp; optimize their manufacturing network and for strategic investment and vertical integration.
Huaqin’s significant market positioning gives them a significant edge in enabling that technical foundation for product upgrades, boosting product competitiveness and category expansion.


Huaqin IPO: Fairly Placed in The Competitive Smart Products ODM Market

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>Flex completed a notable first quarter in fiscal 2026, recording revenues of $6.6 billion, a 4% increase from the previous year.</li><li>The company's global footprint and strategic positioning appear to play key roles in driving this growth, particularly within the data center sector, which contributed significantly to the revenue.</li><li>Flex reported a robust adjusted operating margin of 6% and an adjusted EPS of $0.72, the highest for a first quarter in the company's history.</li></ul>

Flex completed a notable first quarter in fiscal 2026, recording revenues of $6.6 billion, a 4% increase from the previous year.The company's global footprint and strategic positioning appear to play key roles in driving this growth, particularly within the data center sector, which contributed significantly to the revenue.Flex reported a robust adjusted operating margin of 6% and an adjusted EPS of $0.72, the highest for a first quarter in the company's history.

Flex Ltd.: Business Diversification into High-Growth Markets to Capitalize On Emerging Trends & Shifts In Market Demands!

United States

Flex Ltd. operates as an electronics manufacturing services company. The Company designs and develops original design manufacturing (ODM) products for aerospace and defense, cloud, digital health, lighting, housing, energy, industrial, and communication industries. Flex serves customers worldwide.

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Flex (FLEX US)

Weekly Update (APTV, VGNT, Earnings!)

Aptiv completed the Versigent (VGNT) spin on April 1 and reported Q1 May 5. The spin executed cleanly, the thesis is intact, and the stock has sold...

Richard Howe

Quiddity Leaderboard SP500/600 Jun26 Rebal: Two M&A Deals in Play; May Close Before June Review

Bloom Energy (BE US) cleared the SP 500 financial viability requirement with $70.7m of net income in its Q1 2026 earnings release on 28 April 2026,...

Anjana Amarasuriya

Quiddity Leaderboard SP Select Sector Jun26 Rebal: Over US$10bn One-Way Flow Expected

A secondary re-weighting correction is set to drive over US$3.7bn of one-way flows in Communication Services in the June 2026 SP Select Sector...

Anjana Amarasuriya

Huaqin IPO: Fairly Placed in The Competitive Smart Products ODM Market

Huaqin launches Hong Kong IPO to raise funds for tech enhancement, manufacturing expansion and strategic investment. Issue seems fairly valued,...

Tina Banerjee

Flex Ltd.: Business Diversification into High-Growth Markets to Capitalize On Emerging Trends & Shifts In Market Demands!

Flex completed a notable first quarter in fiscal 2026, recording revenues of $6.6 billion, a 4% increase from the previous year. The company's...

Baptista Research

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Weekly Update (APTV, VGNT, Earnings!)

Aptiv completed the Versigent (VGNT) spin on April 1 and reported Q1 May 5. The spin executed cleanly, the thesis is intact, and the stock has sold...

Richard Howe

Quiddity Leaderboard SP500/600 Jun26 Rebal: Two M&A Deals in Play; May Close Before June Review

Bloom Energy (BE US) cleared the SP 500 financial viability requirement with $70.7m of net income in its Q1 2026 earnings release on 28 April 2026,...

Anjana Amarasuriya

Quiddity Leaderboard SP Select Sector Jun26 Rebal: Over US$10bn One-Way Flow Expected

A secondary re-weighting correction is set to drive over US$3.7bn of one-way flows in Communication Services in the June 2026 SP Select Sector...

Anjana Amarasuriya

Huaqin IPO: Fairly Placed in The Competitive Smart Products ODM Market

​Huaqin launches Hong Kong IPO to raise funds for tech enhancement, manufacturing expansion and strategic investment. Issue seems fairly valued,...

Tina Banerjee

Flex Ltd.: Business Diversification into High-Growth Markets to Capitalize On Emerging Trends & Shifts In Market Demands!

Flex completed a notable first quarter in fiscal 2026, recording revenues of $6.6 billion, a 4% increase from the previous year. The company's...

Baptista Research

Huaqin launches Hong Kong IPO to raise funds for tech enhancement, manufacturing expansion and strategic investment. Issue seems fairly valued,...