WDC Western Digital Corporation

bullish · high conviction track record → $531.18 +0.58 (+0.1%)
Mkt Cap $167B P/E 29.0 fwd 27.8 52wk $50.62 - $525.15 3d ago
Insider selling: $15,629,819 sold by 6 insiders (30d)
Factor divergence: DIVERGENCE: estimate_revisions, analyst_revisions bullish vs price_momentum, options_sentiment beari
Est. revisions: +18.8% (16 up, 0 down in 30d)
Backed by structured data (insider trades, analyst ratings, or filings)
Factor Model (net +2.2)

Factor Model

net +2.2 4.1 / 10
Est. Revisions
+0.8
Insider Activity
+0.0
Momentum
-0.5
Analyst Rev.
+1.0
Narrative Gap
+0.0

Western Digital EPS Nearly Doubles, Price Target Raised

Watch: Monitor Q4 earnings and adoption rates of next-gen HDD tech like ePMR for validation of revenue acceleration and margin expansion.

Western Digital stock surged over 200% YTD and nearly 945% in 52 weeks driven by AI demand and storage innovation. Fiscal Q3 adjusted EPS rose 97% YoY to $2.72, with 2026 earnings expected to hit $9.57 per share, a 111% increase. Evercore ISI raised its price target to $575, citing >25% annual exabyte demand growth and a 40TB ePMR HDD ramp in 2H 2026.

Robust earnings growth and advanced storage tech position Western Digital to capitalize on AI-driven data center expansion and sustain margin gains amid strong market demand.

Position history (2d) bull bear neutral
2026-04-30 2026-05-09

Evidence

3d ago Hard Disk Drives Are Critical for AI but Western Digital Stock Is Still Underappreciated Here yahoo-finance
4d ago Here's my list of best stocks to buy tied to AI and the great data center buildout - CNBC google-news-ai-infra
4d ago With Analysts Calling for Western Digital to Double Earnings, the WDC Stock Rally Isn’t Over Yet yahoo-finance
5d ago Barclays main WDC: Overweight → Overweight
5d ago WDC vs. QMCO: Which Data Infrastructure Stock to Bet On? - TradingView google-news-ai-infra
5d ago Is Western Digital (WDC) the Best Performing Data Center Stocks So Far in 2026? yahoo-finance
6d ago Evercore ISI Group main WDC: Outperform → Outperform
6d ago Google, Meta, Amazon, and 6 other tech stocks powering the stock market's profit excitement yahoo-finance
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16d ago Seagate and Western Digital: AI Storage Demand Is Now Showing Up in Pricing Power
Fundamentals & Data ▾
Western Digital Corporation Technology · Computer Hardware
Mkt Cap
$167B
P/E
29.0 fwd 27.8
Beta
2.16
Div Yield
12.00%
52w Range
$50.62 - $525.15
Short Interest
29.1M 9.54%
Days to Cover
3.9 +9%
Technicals mixed
vs 20d MA
+11.9%
from 52w Hi
0.0%
Vol (20d)
62%
1w return
+16.4%
1m return
+32.4%
Vol ratio
0.7x
Insiders
selling 0B / 7S
Analysts
mixed
EPS Estimate
$3.27 +18.8% 30d 16up / 0dn
Est. Dispersion
7% 18 analysts
Analyst Target
$518 $360 - $660
Options P/C
1.51
Insider Cluster
strong sell 0B / 4S
Fund Convergence
strong Citadel, Renaissance, Two Sigma, Bridgewater, D.E. Shaw
Financials
Revenue
$3.3B +46% YoY
FCF
$978M
Gross Margin
50%
Op Margin
37%
Momentum: accelerating
Top Holders
Citadel $2.2B
Renaissance $310M
Two Sigma $13M
Bridgewater $12M
D.E. Shaw $10M
Recent Filings & Data
insider trade 12
net selling · $15,629,819 sold
6 insiders · 12 transactions (30d)
Recent transactions
TAN IRVING · other
GUBBI VIDYADHARA K · sell · $2,071,447
TAN IRVING · sell · $8,236,864
DAVIS BRIAN SCOTT · sell · $5,006,895
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