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  "ticker": "REZI",
  "name": "Resideo Technologies, Inc.",
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  "status": "WATCHLIST",
  "current_conviction": "MEDIUM",
  "archetype": {
    "code": "a4",
    "n": 4
  },
  "current_thesis": "Resideo Technologies is modestly more likely than not to beat the S&P 500 after a third-quarter beat in its first full quarter as a standalone controls maker. The fourth-quarter report expected in February 2027 shows whether its 6% core revenue growth holds against soft housing.",
  "invalidation_trigger": "A daily close below $19.45, the 2026-11-10 close before the market's reaction to the results, which would erase the post-report gain. Fourth-quarter 2026 revenue below the $710 million low end of Resideo's guide would also break the case.",
  "catalyst_date": "2026-12-01",
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  "pick": null,
  "themes": [
    "cyclical-industrials",
    "housing-homebuilders-proptech"
  ],
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  "notes": [
    "Resideo completed the spin-off of ADI Global Distribution on 2026-08-04; quoted share prices before that date include the distribution business and are not comparable with later prices.",
    "Resideo labels its post-spin adjusted figures 'standalone'; they exclude separation costs, which were $30 million in the third quarter of 2026.",
    "After the spin-off, 350,000 shares of Resideo's Series A preferred stock remain outstanding, following a 150,000-share reduction."
  ],
  "source_links": [
    {
      "title": "RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Form 8-K - FY2026",
      "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001740332/000174033226000029/rezi-20261003prexhibit99.htm",
      "date": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Resideo (REZI) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript",
      "url": "https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/11/11/resideo-rezi-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript/",
      "date": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "title": "Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) Stock Gets Price Target Reduction from Oppenheimer",
      "url": "https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/analyst-resideo-technologies-nyse-rezi-stock-gets-price-target-reduction-from-oppenheimer-2026-11-11/",
      "date": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "title": "Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance",
      "url": "https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/guidance-resideo-technologies-nyse-rezi-issues-fy-2026-earnings-guidance-2026-11-11/",
      "date": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "title": "Earnings call transcript: Resideo tops Q3 2026 estimates but shares fall",
      "url": "https://au.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/earnings-call-transcript-resideo-tops-q3-2026-estimates-but-shares-fall-93CH-4760091",
      "date": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Resideo Technologies Completes Spin-Off of ADI Global Distribution",
      "url": "https://www.streetinsider.com/Basic+Content/Resideo+Technologies+Completes+Spin-Off+of+ADI+Global+Distribution/26860454.html",
      "date": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Resideo Technologies Finalizes ADI Global Distribution Spinoff",
      "url": "https://www.securitysales.com/news/resideo-technologies-finalizes-adi-global-distribution-spinoff/620068/",
      "date": null
    }
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  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "Third-quarter revenue was $727 million, up 3% year on year; excluding OEM Security, revenue was $694 million, up 6%.",
      "source": "Resideo 8-K, Exhibit 99, filed 2026-11-10",
      "as_of": "2026-11-10"
    },
    {
      "claim": "Gross margin was 40.4%, the 14th straight quarter of year-on-year expansion; standalone adjusted EBITDA was $154 million, up 5%.",
      "source": "Resideo 8-K, Exhibit 99, filed 2026-11-10",
      "as_of": "2026-11-10"
    },
    {
      "claim": "2026 guidance: revenue $2.927–$2.947 billion, standalone adjusted EBITDA $614–$624 million, adjusted EPS $1.92–$1.98, operating cash flow of at least $165 million.",
      "source": "Resideo 8-K, Exhibit 99, filed 2026-11-10",
      "as_of": "2026-11-10"
    },
    {
      "claim": "Resideo repaid $1.1 billion of gross debt in Q3, funded by a $900 million ADI dividend and $200 million of cash; gross debt was $2.1 billion at quarter end.",
      "source": "Resideo 8-K, Exhibit 99, filed 2026-11-10",
      "as_of": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "claim": "OEM Security revenue fell 34% to $33 million in Q3; management expects about $25 million in Q4.",
      "source": "Q3 2026 earnings call, 2026-11-10",
      "as_of": "2026-11-10"
    },
    {
      "claim": "CEO Thomas Surran bought 15,000 shares at $20.46 in the open market on 2026-08-14.",
      "source": "SEC Form 4 filed 2026-08-17",
      "as_of": "2026-08-14"
    },
    {
      "claim": "Oppenheimer kept an Outperform rating and cut its price target from $27 to $25.",
      "source": "Oppenheimer note, 2026-11-11, via MarketBeat",
      "as_of": "2026-11-11"
    }
  ],
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  "body_markdown": "## Current Thesis\nResideo Technologies is modestly more likely than not to beat the S&P 500 over the next three months. Its first full quarter as a standalone maker of thermostats, HVAC controls and safety products beat estimates on revenue and adjusted earnings. On 2026-11-11 the shares closed back above their 200-day moving average. The fourth-quarter report, expected in February 2027, settles the case. It will show whether core growth holds against a soft housing market.\n\nResideo completed the spin-off of ADI Global Distribution on 2026-08-04, according to the company. The business that remains reported third-quarter revenue of $727 million on 2026-11-10, up 3% year on year, in its 8-K. Excluding the shrinking OEM Security line, revenue rose 6% to $694 million. Gross margin was 40.4%, the 14th straight quarter of year-on-year expansion.\n\nThe rating is MEDIUM because the beat and the debt repayment are real, but the full-year guide sits below where analysts were. On 2026-11-10 Resideo guided 2026 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) to $1.92–$1.98, against a $2.03 consensus cited by Benzinga. The shares closed at $23.00 on 2026-11-11, from $20.05 on 2026-11-09. That move means the price already reflects the third-quarter beat, so further gains depend on fourth-quarter delivery.\n\n## Bull Case\n- **Core channels grew despite weak housing.** On the 2026-11-10 call, management reported third-quarter growth of 15% in retail, 15% in electrical distribution and 9% in OEM combustion. HVAC distribution grew by a mid-single-digit rate.\n- **Margins keep widening.** Third-quarter gross margin was 40.4%, per the 2026-11-10 8-K. Standalone adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) rose 5% to $154 million, a 21.2% margin.\n- **The spin-off paid down debt.** In the third quarter Resideo repaid $1.1 billion of gross debt, funded by a $900 million dividend from ADI and $200 million of cash. That left $2.1 billion of gross debt and $229 million of cash at 2026-10-03, per the 8-K.\n- **Executives bought shares in the open market.** SEC Form 4 filings show three open-market purchases. CEO Thomas Surran bought 15,000 shares at $20.46 on 2026-08-14. General Counsel Joshua Foster bought 15,317 shares at $20.58 the same day. Strategy SVP Amit Mehta bought 10,928 shares at $20.68 on 2026-08-17.\n- **Full effect of price increases lands in Q4.** Management said on 2026-11-10 that the June price increases added about $3 million in the third quarter. It expects the full benefit in the fourth quarter.\n- **Analyst targets sit above the price.** Oppenheimer kept an Outperform rating on 2026-11-11 with a $25 target.\n\n## Bear Case\n- **Guidance trails consensus.** The 2026 adjusted EPS guide of $1.92–$1.98, issued on 2026-11-10, sits below the $2.03 consensus cited by Benzinga. The fourth-quarter guide is $0.42–$0.48.\n- **OEM Security is shrinking fast.** Third-quarter OEM Security revenue fell 34% to $33 million because one large customer bought less, per the 8-K. Management expects about $25 million in the fourth quarter.\n- **Housing and security installations are soft.** On the 2026-11-10 call, management described a \"challenging housing environment\" and a soft security-installation market. Security distribution was flat in the third quarter.\n- **Costs rise as tariff refunds fade.** Third-quarter input-cost inflation was about $13 million, against about $3 million of price benefit. Net tariff refunds added $4 million, and the fourth-quarter guide assumes little or none. Management said fourth-quarter gross profit dollars may dip modestly.\n- **Reported earnings and cash flow are thin.** Third-quarter GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.14, against $0.49 a year earlier. Operating income was $72 million, including $30 million of separation costs. Operating cash flow was $33 million, per the 8-K.\n- **The most recent target was cut.** Oppenheimer lowered its target from $27 to $25 on 2026-11-11.\n\n## Setup & Price Structure\n- **Last close:** $23.00 on 2026-11-11, the session after the report. Investing.com reported the shares at $18.53 in after-hours trading on 2026-11-10, when they first reacted lower to the results.\n- **Moving averages:** As of 2026-11-11, the 200-day moving average is $22.50 and the 50-day is $18.48, both from adjusted daily closes. The close sits above both, and the 50-day is still well below the 200-day.\n- **Range since the spin-off:** The 52-week closing low was $16.21 on 2026-10-14. The three-month change to 2026-11-11 is 12.4%, measured from a $20.46 close on 2026-08-13.\n- **Insider prices:** The August open-market purchases, at $20.46–$20.68, sit below the 2026-11-11 close.\n- **Pre-spin high:** The 52-week high of $42.95 on 2026-02-25 was set before the ADI spin-off and is not comparable with current prices.\n- **What would confirm the move:** A hold above the 200-day average through the December investor conferences would show the post-report gain sticking.\n\n## Catalyst Calendar\n\n- **2026-12-01:** Fireside chat with the CFO and treasurer at the Bank of America Leveraged Finance Conference. This is the first public update on debt paydown and leverage after the $1.1 billion repayment; it shows whether deleveraging stays on pace with fourth-quarter cash generation.\n- **2026-12-08:** Investor meetings at the Oppenheimer Virtual Winter Industrial Summit. These meetings follow Oppenheimer's target cut to $25 on 2026-11-11 and give a read on whether management restates fourth-quarter pricing and input-cost expectations.\n- **2026-12-17:** Investor meetings at the Raymond James Annual Security Investor Conference. These meetings gauge demand in the soft security-installation market, where Resideo's security distribution channel was flat in the third quarter.\n- **~2027-02 (est.):** Fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 report, with the first 2027 outlook. The report settles the case: revenue against the $710–$730 million guide, whether gross margin keeps expanding without tariff refunds, and the first 2027 guidance.\n\n## What Would Change Our Mind\n\nA daily close below $19.45, the 2026-11-10 close before the market's reaction to the results, which would erase the post-report gain. Fourth-quarter 2026 revenue below the $710 million low end of Resideo's guide would also break the case.\n\nThe risks this note tracks, each with what would confirm it:\n\n- Housing turnover stays weak and drags on security and HVAC demand into 2027. Confirmed by: Security distribution turning negative or HVAC distribution slowing below mid-single-digit growth in the fourth-quarter report.\n- Input-cost inflation outruns price increases once tariff refunds stop. Confirmed by: Fourth-quarter gross margin at or below the year-earlier level, against management's 2026-11-10 expectation of a year-on-year rise.\n- OEM Security losses deepen and pull total revenue growth to zero. Confirmed by: Fourth-quarter OEM Security revenue well below the roughly $25 million management indicated, or total revenue flat or down year on year.\n- 2027 guidance falls short of the mid-single-digit revenue growth in Resideo's long-term model. Confirmed by: A 2027 outlook with low-single-digit or lower revenue growth, or EBITDA growth below the mid-to-high single digits.\n- Leftover spin-off costs keep GAAP earnings and cash flow depressed. Confirmed by: 2026 operating cash flow below the at-least-$165 million guide, or further large separation charges in the fourth quarter.\n\n## Correlation Notes\n- **Housing:** Resideo's demand follows housing activity. Management linked weak security installations to existing-home sales on 2026-11-10, so housing turnover and mortgage-rate data are likely to move the shares.\n- **ADI Global Distribution:** The former sibling trades separately on the NYSE as ADIG and shares exposure to the security-installation market. Resideo's security distribution channel was flat in the third quarter of 2026.\n- **HVAC replacement:** Demand for dehumidifiers and connected thermostats was healthy and HVAC channel inventory was stable, management said on 2026-11-10. That ties the shares to the HVAC replacement cycle more than to new-home construction.\n- **Industrial peers:** The shares trade with small and mid-cap cyclical industrials. The 2026-10-14 low and the 2026-11-11 rebound both came on company-specific news.",
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