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After finishing at $212.14 in the prior trading day, Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) closed at $214.0, up 0.88%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.47 million shares were traded. WDC stock price reached its highest trading level at $218.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $208.48.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WDC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.59. 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 73358237696. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 12.43.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WDC is 1.81, which has changed by 3.3425841 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1726681 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WDC has reached a high of $221.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 24.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 118.63%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 8.95M shares per day over the past 3-months and 9084030 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 103.47% stake in the company. Shares short for WDC as of 1767139200 were 36866308 with a Short Ratio of 4.12, compared to 1764288000 on 30825377. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 36866308 and a Short% of Float of 12.1800005.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WDC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.2, compared to 0.33 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.00094277365. 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
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 21.0 analysts. 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 $7.78. EPS for the following year is $9.82, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $12.75 and $7.87.
Revenue Estimates
19 analysts predict $2.93B in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.11B to a low estimate of $2.9B. As of. The current estimate, Western Digital Corp’s year-ago sales were $4.29BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.94B. There is a high estimate of $3.1B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.79B.
A total of 24 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WDC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.43B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.83B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.52BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.53B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.05B and the low estimate is $11.72B.
