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Western Digital (WDC)

500.65

-35.36 (6.60%)

as of Aug 18, 2026, 2:15:52 pm Market Open.

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Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 7 opinions in the last 12 months.

Western Digital (WDC-Q) has emerged as a strong player in the memory and data storage sector, particularly with the increasing demand fueled by AI and data centers. Recent earnings reports highlighted a robust 44% rise in revenues, surpassing analyst expectations, and there is optimism for continued growth in the upcoming quarter. Despite a recent sharp decline in stock price, the broader market interest in memory stocks seems to be on the rise, driven by surges in social media mentions. However, some experts caution that the company's high price-to-earnings ratio of 28x and the performance compared to competitors, such as Sandisk and Seagate, suggests that it might be facing headwinds in maintaining current valuations. Overall, WDC has shown impressive short-term gains and is recognized for its potential in a rapidly growing market, but analysts express mixed feelings around its current valuation.

Consensus

Mixed

Valuation

Overvalued

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HOLD

China is building out its own technology hardware industry. China was the biggest net importer relative to their needs and will now displace US market share. This is a trade that you buy when it is weak. Don't add fresh money. He would prefer TSM-N.

COMMENT

He owned Western Digital a few years ago. He still follows it, but finds there are other players, like Juniper or Cisco, who are better investments today.

BUY

He has been cautious on tech generally as there has been so much money going into the sector. The valuation is still cheap, but getting towards higher levels and recent earnings did not prove up these metrics. He would look to add to his position on this pullback.

COMMENT

He is somewhat positive on this. Taking the earnings into account with its balance sheet, it is positive. His model price is $144.66, a 71% upside. This is cyclical, so you do get a substantial discount from value. It looks like it wants to hold here. If it were to break here, the support level is $65.

TOP PICK

A hardware company focusing on memory. Just completed a takeover of their competition Sandisk in May, so they are a sort of the “go to” company now. They have a great customer base including Alphabet, Apple, Walmart. As we use the Cloud more and more, this company is a great beneficiary. Dividend yield of 2.89%. (Analysts’ price target is $77.96.)

HOLD

Recently acquired SanDisk. There are a lot of concerns around the information technology semiconductors. Not one of her favourites, both in valuation and questionable earnings growth.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Sept 17/09. Down 27%.) Got Stopped out at $31 for loss of 15%. Computer hard drive manufacturer.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Sept 17/09. Up 11%.) Should continue to recover with the global recovery of IT spending as well as PC upgrade cycle. Made $1.85 last quarter versus analysts’ estimates of $1.36. 12 straight quarters of earnings surprises. Very cheap at 6.7X forward earnings. Still a Buy.

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BUY

Manufacture internal hard drive storage for computers. Has great technical strength. Cheap at 11X earnings.

TOP PICK

Manufactures hard drive storage space for personal computers/laptops. Makes storage solutions for enterprise applications. Electronic devices for PVRs. The new Windows 7 application is going to spur sales of new PCs.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Dec 3/07. Down 9.18%.) Hard drive market consolidated 5 or 6 years ago and they stopped being so competitive. ROE is fine and the growth is there.

TOP PICK

A hard drive story. A lot of digital cameras, etc. now have hard drives. They are also the leader in laptops. A massive amount of data is being produced. Video is in the early stages of truly being digitized. They will be a key beneficiary. Hard drive industry has consolidated so pricing is much more rational. Likes the long-term trend.

TOP PICK

Hard disc drives for computers. Particularly strong in portable hard drives. There is tremendous growth in gigabytes of storage. In the past, there has been too much competition but has now consolidated into 3 players who are all making money. Under appreciated and has tremendous upside.

TOP PICK

The storage market is a great opportunity and the industry has consolidated. Good value.

DON'T BUY

IT spending and storage is picking up. Has had a huge run. This stock would not pass their criteria.

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