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After finishing at $76.07 in the prior trading day, Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) closed at $76.24, up 0.22%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.44 million shares were traded. WDC stock price reached its highest trading level at $76.61 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $74.7235.
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 12.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.72. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.84 and its Current Ratio is at 1.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.45.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on July 31, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $90 from $58 previously.
On July 10, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $70.
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 Aug 13 ’25 when Gubbi Vidyadhara K sold 5,597 shares for $76.26 per share. The transaction valued at 426,827 led to the insider holds 154,679 shares of the business.
Gubbi Vidyadhara K sold 3,947 shares of WDC for $295,532 on Aug 11 ’25. The Chief of Global Ops now owns 160,276 shares after completing the transaction at $74.88 per share. On Aug 13 ’25, another insider, VIDYADHARA K GUBBI, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 5,597 shares for $76.26 each.
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 26598459392. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.94. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.14.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WDC is 1.69, which has changed by 0.57479346 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WDC has reached a high of $78.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 15.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 47.25%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 6.75M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6627330 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 348.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 345.53M. Insiders hold about 0.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.39% stake in the company. Shares short for WDC as of 1753920000 were 32892936 with a Short Ratio of 4.88, compared to 1751241600 on 33598539. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 32892936 and a Short% of Float of 10.6300004.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WDC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.1, compared to 0.10 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0013145787The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.23. The current Payout Ratio is 2.19% for WDC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-04 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-04. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2025-02-24 when the company split stock in a 1323:1000 ratio.
