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Western Digital (WDC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$129.31 +8.87 (+7.36%)
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About Western Digital Stock (NASDAQ:WDC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$122.40
$129.89
50-Day Range
$74.44
$131.31
52-Week Range
$28.83
$137.40
Volume
6.97 million shs
Average Volume
8.18 million shs
Market Capitalization
$44.33 billion
P/E Ratio
25.02
Dividend Yield
0.31%
Price Target
$101.21
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Western Digital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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89th Percentile Overall Score

WDC MarketRank™: 

Western Digital scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 113th out of 673 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Western Digital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 17 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    Western Digital has a consensus price target of $101.21, representing about 16.0% downside from its current price of $120.44.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Western Digital has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Western Digital's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Western Digital are expected to grow by 66.67% in the coming year, from $4.89 to $8.15 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Western Digital is 23.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Western Digital is 23.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 492.26.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Western Digital has a PEG Ratio of 0.95. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Western Digital has a P/B Ratio of 7.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Western Digital's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    11.52% of the outstanding shares of Western Digital have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Western Digital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Western Digital has recently increased by 12.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Western Digital has a dividend yield of 0.35%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Western Digital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Western Digital is 7.77%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Western Digital will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.91% next year. This indicates that Western Digital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Western Digital's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    11.52% of the outstanding shares of Western Digital have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Western Digital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Western Digital has recently increased by 12.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Western Digital has a news sentiment score of 0.97. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for Western Digital this week, compared to 27 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    140 people have searched for WDC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 79% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    21 people have added Western Digital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 91% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Western Digital insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,921,594.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.18% of the stock of Western Digital is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    92.51% of the stock of Western Digital is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Western Digital's insider trading history.
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WDC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Western Digital's stock was trading at $59.63 at the start of the year. Since then, WDC shares have increased by 102.0% and is now trading at $120.44.

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 7th. The data storage provider reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter. The data storage provider had revenue of $4.10 billion for the quarter. Western Digital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.93% and a net margin of 14.13%.
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Western Digital's Board of Directors approved a share buyback plan on Tuesday, May 13th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 11.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Western Digital: Kioxia, Kazan Networks, Tegile Systems, Upthere, SanDisk, Stec's, Virident Systems, and more.

Western Digital's top institutional shareholders include ARS Investment Partners LLC (0.12%), Swedbank AB (0.07%), Brookstone Capital Management (0.03%) and Czech National Bank (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include David Goeckeler, Irving Tan, Vidyadhara K Gubbi, Robert Soderbery, Cynthia L Tregillis, Gene M Zamiska and Kimberly Alexy.
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Shares of WDC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Western Digital investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Visa (V) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/07/2025
Record date for 9/18 Dividend
9/04/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend
9/04/2025
Dividend Payable
9/18/2025
Today
10/16/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
COMP - STORAGE DE
Sub-Industry
Computer Storage & Peripherals
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WDC
CIK
106040
Employees
40,000
Year Founded
1970

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$150.00
Low Price Target
$53.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-20.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.83
Research Coverage
23 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.15
Trailing P/E Ratio
24.80
Forward P/E Ratio
26.12
P/E Growth
0.95
Net Income
$1.89 billion
Net Margins
14.13%
Pretax Margin
11.87%
Return on Equity
24.93%
Return on Assets
10.59%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.47
Current Ratio
1.08
Quick Ratio
0.84

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$9.52 billion
Price / Sales
4.60
Cash Flow
$6.83 per share
Price / Cash Flow
18.70
Book Value
$15.22 per share
Price / Book
8.39

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
342,796,000
Free Float
342,179,000
Market Cap
$43.78 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.77

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This page (NASDAQ:WDC) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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