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Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) closed the day trading at $175.01 up 5.26% from the previous closing price of $166.26. In other words, the price has increased by $5.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.47 million shares were traded. WDC stock price reached its highest trading level at $181.4899 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $174.4264.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WDC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.94 and its Current Ratio is at 1.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.86 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.47.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, China Renaissance on December 05, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $193.
On October 31, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $90 to $200.
BofA Securities reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on October 21, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $141 to $145.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 04 ’25 when Gubbi Vidyadhara K sold 13,877 shares for $159.94 per share. The transaction valued at 2,219,510 led to the insider holds 135,807 shares of the business.
Gubbi Vidyadhara K sold 8,943 shares of WDC for $1,503,713 on Dec 05 ’25. The Chief of Global Operations now owns 126,864 shares after completing the transaction at $168.14 per share. On Dec 04 ’25, another insider, Alexy Kimberly, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $160.08 each. As a result, the insider received 320,165 and left with 1,585 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WDC now has a Market Capitalization of 59992641536. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.17.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WDC is 1.78, which has changed by 2.6514273 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13329959 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WDC has reached a high of $188.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 16.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 103.13%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WDC traded about 9.17M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WDC traded about 6354550 shares per day. A total of 342.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 338.96M. Insiders hold about 0.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.60% stake in the company. Shares short for WDC as of 1764288000 were 30825377 with a Short Ratio of 3.36, compared to 1761868800 on 31956205. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 30825377 and a Short% of Float of 10.18.
Dividends & Splits
WDC’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.33, up from 0.2 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0012029352. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.23. The current Payout Ratio is 2.07% for WDC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-04 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-04. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-02-24 when the company split stock in a 1323:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Western Digital Corp (WDC) is currently in the spotlight, with 21.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.93, with high estimates of $2.37 and low estimates of $1.74.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.59 and $7.13 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.76. EPS for the following year is $9.61, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $11.45 and $7.87.
Revenue Estimates
19 analysts predict $2.92B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.98B to a low estimate of $2.89B. As of. The current estimate, Western Digital Corp’s year-ago sales were $4.29BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.92B. There is a high estimate of $3.1B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.79B.
A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WDC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.25B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.43B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.78B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.52BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.35B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.05B and the low estimate is $11.72B.
