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As of close of business last night, Western Digital Corp’s stock clocked out at $43.95, up 0.21% from its previous closing price of $43.86. In other words, the price has increased by $0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.25 million shares were traded. WDC stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.9.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of WDC’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.98. 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 May 02, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $80 to $58.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 15286864896. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.26.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WDC is 1.43, which has changed by -0.18046725 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 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 5.77%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.71%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WDC traded 9.10M shares on average per day over the past three months and 7285760 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 348.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 344.62M. Insiders hold about 0.92% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.63% stake in the company. Shares short for WDC as of 1744675200 were 30480445 with a Short Ratio of 3.35, compared to 1741910400 on 33483340. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 30480445 and a Short% of Float of 9.8900005.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.23.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 18.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Western Digital Corp (WDC) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.3, with high estimates of $1.46 and low estimates of $1.13.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.22 and $4.44 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.77. EPS for the following year is $5.41, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $6.25 and $4.77.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 17 analysts expect revenue to total $2.44B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.5B to a low estimate of $2.21B. As of the current estimate, Western Digital Corp’s year-ago sales were $3.76BFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.47B. There is a high estimate of $2.68B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.3B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WDC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.41B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.33B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.37B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $13BBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $10.01B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $11.57B and the low estimate is $7.91B.
