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Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) closed the day trading at $80.34 down -2.07% from the previous closing price of $82.04. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.0 million shares were traded. WDC stock price reached its highest trading level at $82.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $79.8.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WDC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.29 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.17. 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 0.96 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.53.
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 28 ’25 when Zamiska Gene M. sold 353 shares for $80.90 per share. The transaction valued at 28,558 led to the insider holds 27,425 shares of the business.
GENE M ZAMISKA bought 353 shares of WDC for $28,558 on Aug 28 ’25. On Aug 26 ’25, another insider, Zamiska Gene M., who serves as the SVP & Princ. Acctg Officer of the company, sold 814 shares for $79.10 each. As a result, the insider received 64,387 and left with 28,122 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 27871711232. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.25.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WDC is 1.70, which has changed by 0.6855347 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WDC has reached a high of $82.16, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 13.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 50.92%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WDC traded about 6.60M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WDC traded about 5567700 shares per day. A total of 347.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 343.44M. Insiders hold about 0.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 106.26% stake in the company. Shares short for WDC as of 1755216000 were 33327626 with a Short Ratio of 5.05, compared to 1752537600 on 33013561. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 33327626 and a Short% of Float of 10.84.
Dividends & Splits
WDC’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.10, up from 0.1 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0012189177The 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 2025-06-04 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.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Western Digital Corp (WDC) is the result of assessments by 20.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.65, with high estimates of $1.78 and low estimates of $1.46.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.05 and $5.68 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.46. EPS for the following year is $6.98, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $8.07 and $4.86.
Revenue Estimates
19 analysts predict $2.71B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.78B to a low estimate of $2.7B. As of the current estimate, Western Digital Corp’s year-ago sales were $4.09BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.77B. There is a high estimate of $2.91B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.64B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WDC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $10.29B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.02B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.52BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.46B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $14.31B and the low estimate is $9.03B.
