Sandisk CorpSNDKPAST TOP PICKOct 16, 2007Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 10, 2026. Market Open.
Memory/storage is one of the hottest sectors. The best performer Sandisk gained 143%, Seagate 48%, Micron 45% and Western Digital 45%, because of surging demand from data centres, driven by AI. Last week, Sandisk reported a blow-out quarter and raised guidance this year. Could me more upside.
Even with a 70% (!) YTD gain, memory is proving to be crucical for AI and most companies have sold out production for some time. SNDK still is only at 30X earnings and we think it remains buyable, considering EPS is expected to more than double this year.
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SNDK is a $57B developer and manufacturer of data storage devices and solutions based on NAND flash memory tech. The large increase in share price has been driven by surging demand for NAND flash and SSD storage tied to AI infrastructure. It is expected that NAND flash memory prices could rise materially, and this would improve SNDK's margins. Margins are growing, sales growth is decent, and analysts expect strong sales growth in the next couple of years. It trades at a reasonable valuation of 22X forward earnings, but memory chips are cyclical, and if supply begins to ramp up quickly, its expected growth could diminish. We think it looks interesting, but we would be cautious on position sizing.
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Ranks in the top quarter of his database. Near-term earnings have been huge and are expected to be up significantly in the coming quarter. PE at 12X is interesting. Hopefully they use their cash to buy back stock or do some interesting things. Cash per share is significant at roughly $4.40. Looks like earnings growth is going to slow dramatically in 2014.