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Western Digital (WDC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$63.99 +0.70 (+1.11%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

About Western Digital Stock (NASDAQ:WDC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$63.11
$64.34
50-Day Range
$35.96
$63.51
52-Week Range
$28.83
$64.34
Volume
6.07 million shs
Average Volume
8.22 million shs
Market Capitalization
$22.32 billion
P/E Ratio
12.12
Dividend Yield
0.63%
Price Target
$63.79
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) is a leading provider of data storage solutions headquartered in San Jose, California. Since its founding in 1970, the company has evolved from a maker of discrete logic products and computer memory to a diversified global technology enterprise. Western Digital designs, manufactures and sells hard disk drives (HDDs), solid state drives (SSDs), flash memory cards, and USB flash drives under brands such as WD, SanDisk and G-Technology.

The company’s portfolio spans consumer, professional and enterprise markets. In the consumer segment, Western Digital offers portable and desktop external drives, high-performance SSDs for gaming and creative workloads, and removable media ranging from microSD cards to USB flash drives. On the enterprise side, it supplies cloud service providers, hyperscale data centers and business customers with high-capacity HDDs, NVMe SSDs and software-defined storage platforms engineered for reliability, speed and energy efficiency.

Operating in more than 100 countries, Western Digital maintains manufacturing and research facilities across North America, Asia and Europe, with major production sites in Malaysia, Thailand and China. The company collaborates with OEMs, system integrators and channel partners to embed storage solutions into PCs, networking equipment, surveillance systems, automotive infotainment products and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Its global footprint supports a diverse customer base that includes consumers, enterprises, original equipment manufacturers and cloud infrastructure firms.

Leadership at Western Digital emphasizes innovation and strategic growth through research and development, as well as targeted acquisitions. In 2016, the company completed the acquisition of SanDisk Corporation, significantly enhancing its flash memory capabilities and bolstering its position in non-volatile memory technologies. Under the guidance of its executive team, Western Digital continues to invest in next-generation storage architectures, emerging memory technologies and software solutions designed to address the exponential growth of data in an increasingly digital world.

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Western Digital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

WDC MarketRank™: 

Western Digital scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 124th out of 670 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 2.86, and is based on 18 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Western Digital has been the subject of 17 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 12.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.90.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Western Digital is 12.12, 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 35.85.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Western Digital has a P/B Ratio of 1.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    9.95% of the float of Western Digital has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Western Digital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Western Digital has recently increased by 10.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Western Digital has a dividend yield of 0.63%, 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 7.58%. 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

    9.95% of the float of Western Digital has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Western Digital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Western Digital has recently increased by 10.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Western Digital has a news sentiment score of 0.65. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Western Digital this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    32 people have searched for WDC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 39% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Western Digital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% 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 $657,454.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.30% 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, WDC stock has increased by 7.3% and is now trading at $63.99.
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Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The data storage provider reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.30. The business's revenue was down 33.6% on a year-over-year basis.
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Western Digital's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback program on Tuesday, May 13th 2025, which allows the company to buy back $2,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 11.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Western Digital subsidiaries include Kioxia, Kazan Networks, Tegile Systems, Upthere, SanDisk, Stec's, Virident Systems, and more.

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
4/30/2025
Record date for 6/18 Dividend
6/04/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/18 Dividend
6/04/2025
Dividend Payable
6/18/2025
Today
6/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
6/30/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
COMP - STORAGE DE
Sub-Industry
Computer Storage & Peripherals
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WDC
Employees
65,000
Year Founded
1970

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$63.79
High Stock Price Target
$90.00
Low Stock Price Target
$40.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.86
Research Coverage
21 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
12.13
Forward P/E Ratio
13.09
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$798 million
Pretax Margin
12.02%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$13.00 billion
Cash Flow
$0.87 per share
Price / Cash Flow
73.54
Book Value
$33.13 per share
Price / Book
1.93

Miscellaneous

Free Float
347,831,000
Market Cap
$22.34 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.48

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This page (NASDAQ:WDC) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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