Western Digital Corp [NASDAQ: WDC] plunged by -$0.41 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $44.34.
Western Digital Corp stock has also gained 6.08% of its value over the past 7 days. However, WDC stock has declined by -11.08% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -9.75% and lost -1.59% year-on date.
The market cap for WDC stock reached $15.42 billion, with 348.00 million shares outstanding and 344.77 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 8.87M shares, WDC reached a trading volume of 5183531 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 $65.02 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 1.67. 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.
The Benchmark Company have made an estimate for Western Digital Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on December 19, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, TD Cowen dropped their target price from $95 to $80. The new note on the price target was released on September 13, 2024, representing the official price target for Western Digital Corp stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Western Digital Corp is set at 2.07, with the Price to Sales ratio for WDC stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.99. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.27, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 6.59. Price to Free Cash Flow for WDC in the course of the last twelve months was 25.20 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.26.
WDC stock trade performance evaluation
Western Digital Corp [WDC] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 6.08. With this latest performance, WDC shares dropped by -14.20% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -9.75% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -3.49% 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 43.97, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 46.43, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 44.19 for Western Digital Corp [WDC]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 48.00, while it was recorded at 43.72 for the last single week of trading, and 50.27 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 1.26 and a Current Ratio set at 1.99.
Western Digital Corp [WDC]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $98.98%, or 99.65%% 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%.
