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After finishing at $140.23 in the prior trading day, Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) closed at $139.19, down -0.74%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.74 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.18 million shares were traded. WDC stock price reached its highest trading level at $141.491 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $132.45.
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 15.79 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.50. 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, TD Cowen on October 31, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $200 from $90 previously.
On October 21, 2025, BofA Securities reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $141 to $145.
Rosenblatt reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on September 29, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $90 to $125.
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 Nov 21 ’25 when GENE M ZAMISKA bought 468 shares for $139.50 per share.
Cole Martin I sold 10,000 shares of WDC for $1,613,212 on Nov 05 ’25. The Director now owns 39,504 shares after completing the transaction at $161.32 per share. On Nov 03 ’25, another insider, Tan Irving, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 20,000 shares for $150.69 each. As a result, the insider received 3,013,784 and left with 645,467 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 47713710080. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.08.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WDC is 1.84, which has changed by 1.6522882 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1028198 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WDC has reached a high of $178.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 84.06%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 9.64M shares per day over the past 3-months and 9741040 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 338.94M. Insiders hold about 0.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.47% stake in the company. Shares short for WDC as of 1761868800 were 31956205 with a Short Ratio of 3.32, compared to 1759190400 on 36849266. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 31956205 and a Short% of Float of 10.560001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WDC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.2, compared to 0.20 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0014262284. 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 2025-09-04 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 current assessment of Western Digital Corp (WDC) involves the perspectives of 21.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.89, with high estimates of $2.1 and low estimates of $1.74.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.41 and $7.13 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.67. EPS for the following year is $9.39, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $11.45 and $7.87.
Revenue Estimates
20 analysts predict $2.91B 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, 20 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.91B. 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 $11.74B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.52BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.28B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.05B and the low estimate is $11.72B.
