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Level Four Advisory Services LLC Takes $1.75 Million Position in Sandisk Corporation $SNDK

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Key Points

  • Level Four Advisory Services LLC bought 15,587 shares of Sandisk (≈$1.75 million) in the 3rd quarter, joining several other institutions that opened new, smaller positions in the stock.
  • Director Miyuki Suzuki sold 3,500 shares on Feb. 25 for about $2.20 million, trimming her holding by 26.11%; insiders now own roughly 0.21% of the company.
  • Sandisk posted a strong quarter—$6.20 EPS vs. $3.31 expected and revenue of $3.03 billion, up 61.2% Y/Y—fueling multiple analyst price-target upgrades (Citigroup $750, Cantor Fitzgerald $800) even as warnings persist about NAND cyclicality and short-seller/secondary-share overhang risks.
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Level Four Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK - Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 15,587 shares of the data storage provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,749,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Sandisk in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. CVA Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sandisk during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Covestor Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Sandisk during the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. Cromwell Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sandisk during the 3rd quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sandisk in the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Miyuki Suzuki sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $627.53, for a total value of $2,196,355.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 9,907 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,216,939.71. This represents a 26.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.21% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Sandisk Stock Up 6.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:SNDK opened at $599.06 on Thursday. Sandisk Corporation has a 52-week low of $27.89 and a 52-week high of $725.00. The stock has a market cap of $88.42 billion and a P/E ratio of -78.93. The business has a fifty day moving average of $491.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $271.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.92, a current ratio of 3.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The data storage provider reported $6.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $2.89. Sandisk had a negative net margin of 11.66% and a positive return on equity of 10.11%. The firm had revenue of $3.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.67 billion. The company's revenue was up 61.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on SNDK shares. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on Sandisk from $300.00 to $580.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Sandisk from $490.00 to $750.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on Sandisk from $550.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. China Renaissance started coverage on Sandisk in a report on Friday, December 5th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $322.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Wedbush increased their target price on shares of Sandisk from $600.00 to $740.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $542.85.

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Sandisk Company Profile

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SanDisk Corporation offers flash storage solutions. The Company designs, develops and manufactures data storage solutions in a range of form factors using flash memory, controller, firmware and software technologies. The Company operates through flash memory storage products segment. Its solutions include a range of solid state drives (SSD), embedded products, removable cards, universal serial bus (USB), drives, wireless media drives, digital media players, and wafers and components. It offers SSDs for client computing applications, which encompass desktop computers, notebook computers, tablets and other computing devices.

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