Western Digital Stock Beta

WDC Stock  EUR 63.79  3.66  6.09%   
Western Digital fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Western Digital's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Western Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Western Digital's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Western Digital stock.
  
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Western Digital Company Beta Analysis

Western Digital's Beta is one of the most important measures of equity market volatility. Beta can be thought of as asset elasticity or sensitivity to market. In other words, it is a number that shows the relationship of an equity instrument to the financial market in which this instrument is traded. For example, if Beta of equity is 2, it is expected to significantly outperform market when the market is going up and significantly underperform when the market is going down. Similarly, Beta of 1 indicates that an asset and market will generate similar returns over time.

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Current Western Digital Beta

    
  1.65  
Most of Western Digital's fundamental indicators, such as Beta, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Western Digital is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
In a nutshell, Beta is a measure of individual stock risk relative to the overall volatility of the stock market. and is calculated based on very sound finance theory - Capital Assets Pricing Model (CAPM).However, since Beta is calculated based on historical price movements it may not predict how a firm's stock is going to perform in the future.
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In accordance with the recently published financial statements, Western Digital has a Beta of 1.6461. This is 55.29% higher than that of the Technology sector and significantly higher than that of the Computer Hardware industry. The beta for all Germany stocks is notably lower than that of the firm.

Western Beta Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Western Digital's direct or indirect competition against its Beta to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Western Digital could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Western Digital by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
Western Digital is currently under evaluation in beta category among its peers.
As the market goes up, the company is expected to outperform it. However, if the market returns are negative, Western Digital will likely underperform.

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About Western Digital Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Western Digital's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Western Digital using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Western Digital based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Additional Information and Resources on Investing in Western Stock

When determining whether Western Digital offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Western Digital's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Western Digital Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Western Digital Stock:
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Western Digital. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.
For more detail on how to invest in Western Stock please use our How to Invest in Western Digital guide.
You can also try the Competition Analyzer module to analyze and compare many basic indicators for a group of related or unrelated entities.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Western Digital's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Western Digital is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Western Digital's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.