Western Digital Corp [NASDAQ: WDC] plunged by -$3.42 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $63.96.
Western Digital Corp stock has also loss -4.29% of its value over the past 7 days. However, WDC stock has inclined by 3.98% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -13.03% and gained 22.13% year-on date.
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The market cap for WDC stock reached $22.11 billion, with 343.00 million shares outstanding and 342.11 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 4.83M shares, WDC reached a trading volume of 8406020 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Western Digital Corp [WDC]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for WDC shares is $91.45 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on WDC stock is a recommendation set at 1.59. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
TD Cowen have made an estimate for Western Digital Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on September 13, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on August 01, 2024, representing the official price target for Western Digital Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $90, while Citigroup analysts kept a Buy rating on WDC stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Western Digital Corp is set at 2.34, with the Price to Sales ratio for WDC stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.54. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.90, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 4.93.
WDC stock trade performance evaluation
Western Digital Corp [WDC] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -4.29. With this latest performance, WDC shares dropped by -4.29% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -13.03% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 42.13% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for WDC stock in for the last two-week period is set at 41.03, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 36.23, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 43.88 for Western Digital Corp [WDC]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 66.25, while it was recorded at 68.26 for the last single week of trading, and 67.47 for the last 200 days.
Western Digital Corp [WDC]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Western Digital Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.91 and a Current Ratio set at 1.47.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Western Digital Corp [WDC] stock
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Western Digital Corp posted -0.69/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at -1.13/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.44. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for WDC. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Western Digital Corp go to -10.00%.
Western Digital Corp [WDC]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $103.77%, or 104.11%% of WDC stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of WDC stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 38.83 million shares, which is approximately 11.9105%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 28.09 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.13 billion in WDC stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.56 billion in WDC stock with ownership which is approximately 6.3107%.
