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The price of Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) closed at $40.17 in the last session, up 6.55% from day before closing price of $37.70. In other words, the price has increased by $6.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.94 million shares were traded. WDC stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.19.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WDC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.83. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.26 and its Current Ratio is at 1.99. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.66 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.
On April 10, 2025, The Benchmark Company Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $55.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 12 ’25 when Zamiska Gene M. sold 456 shares for $43.37 per share. The transaction valued at 19,777 led to the insider holds 43,320 shares of the business.
GENE M ZAMISKA bought 456 shares of WDC for $19,777 on Mar 12 ’25. On Mar 07 ’25, another insider, Zamiska Gene M., who serves as the SVP & Princ. Acctg Officer of the company, sold 1,659 shares for $41.36 each. As a result, the insider received 68,616 and left with 43,776 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 13972089856. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.15.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WDC is 1.45, which has changed by -0.2552563 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WDC has reached a high of $61.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.41%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WDC traded on average about 9.50M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7793800 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 348.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 344.61M. Insiders hold about 0.92% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.81% stake in the company. Shares short for WDC as of 1743379200 were 32213986 with a Short Ratio of 3.39, compared to 1740700800 on 32123617. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 32213986 and a Short% of Float of 10.4499996.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.23.
