Western Digital (WDC) Buy, Sell or Hold

Western Digital (WDC)

13 expert ratings on Western Digital (WDC) in the last 12 months: 8 Buy, 0 Hold, 5 Sell. Latest rating: PAST TOP PICK by The Panic-Proof Portfolio (Stockchase Research) on Oct 15, 2026.

332.00

-24.45 (6.86%)

as of Oct 16, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Sep 22/26, Down 23.9%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

Our PAST TOP PICK with WDC has triggered its stop at $350. To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time. When combined with previous guidance, this will result in a net investment loss of 24%.

DON'T BUY

It's up 135% this year. You either missed it or the easy money has been made. It's not as good as Micron which is much cheaper.

DON'T BUY

WD vs. Sandisk

Doesn't own WD. It's hard to compare the two. Sandisk has a stronger story and better price action which he much prefers.

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TOP PICK

Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

We reiterate WDC, provider of data storage for data centers, as a TOP PICK. Cash reserves are prudently being used to aggressively retire debt and buy back shares. It trades at 19x earnings and supports a remarkable 130% ROE. We recommend trailing up the stop (from $300) to $350, looking to achieve $583 -- upside potential of 28%. Yield 0.1%

(Analysts’ price target is $684.23)

DON'T BUY

One of the S&P's worst performers in August. A momentum play that fell despite a fine quarter. Doesn't help that data centres have become a political football.

DON'T BUY

WDC vs. SNDK

Storage. Great company. He has a bit more confidence in SNDK.

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TOP PICK

Its price stands at around $475.13 USD. It suffered an intraday plunge of 17.7% to 19.1%, marking its worst daily drop since April 2025. The stock was trading strongly near $548 USD on Tuesday but retreated sharply, wiping out recent gains following the earnings call on Wednesday afternoon. Social media mentions are up 1,053% in the past 24h.

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TOP PICK

Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly

The drive to create AI and data centres requires massive memory and data storage -- WDC's wheelhouse. Recently reported earnings showed a 44% increase in revenues and EPS beat analyst expectations. Management expects a similar growth in revenue next quarter. Quarterly cash reserves are growing, while shares are aggressively bought back and debt reduced. It trades at 28x earnings and supports a remarkable 85% ROE. We recommend setting a stop-loss at $300, looking to achieve $674 -- upside potential of 45%. Yield 0.1%

(Analysts’ price target is $674.17)

BUY

Storage is crucial now for AI and more and more is needed.

DON'T BUY

Trades at a high 46x PE after a strong rally. Too expensive.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

If we hit $120 oil because of the US-Israel-Iran war, memory stocks like this should be bought. Too expensive now.

RISKY

One of the top performers in January

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. They reported last week a solid beat and excellent guidance. However, once competitors add more capacity, these high share prices may be hard to maintain.

BUY

Is up 88% in Q3, and one of the top S&P stocks in Q3. He owned this year ago, but it was flat. Glad to see the market recognizing it now.

COMMENT

After the spinoff of the flash drive business, this is now a hard drive disk business. Over time, solid-state drives have taken away from hard drive disks in modern computers. That's been a challenge for the storage companies.

But AI has increased need for mass capacity storage at data centres, and those are hard drive disks. Tailwind for WDC. His firm tends to stay away from hardware in general. In AI, there are much cleaner stories with less cyclicality. He can't either recommend or criticize a buy on this one.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick May 22/24, Down 8%)

Competitive space, and cyclical. He sold last fall, but still follows it. 12-month price target of $58.30.

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Western Digital (WDC) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Western Digital stock symbol?

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Is Western Digital a buy or a sell?

13 expert ratings on Western Digital (WDC) in the last 12 months: 8 Buy, 0 Hold, 5 Sell. Latest rating: PAST TOP PICK by The Panic-Proof Portfolio (Stockchase Research) on Oct 15, 2026. Read the latest stock experts' ratings for Western Digital.

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On 2026-10-16, Western Digital (WDC) stock closed at a price of $332.00.

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Based on 13 expert opinions: 8 buy 0 hold 5 sell

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