Western Digital Stock Analysis

WDC Stock  USD 284.67  11.89  4.01%   
Below is the normalized historical share price chart for Western Digital extending back to November 05, 1984. This chart has been adjusted for all splits and dividends and is plotted against all major global economic recessions. As of today, the current price of Western Digital stands at 284.67, as last reported on the 20th of February, with the highest price reaching 299.52 and the lowest price hitting 281.68 during the day.
IPO Date
200 Day MA
122.1433
50 Day MA
215.1626
Beta
1.839
 
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Western Digital holds a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.609. At present, Western Digital's Short Term Debt is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Long Term Debt is expected to grow to about 4.4 B, whereas Short and Long Term Debt Total is forecasted to decline to about 3.4 B. With a high degree of financial leverage come high-interest payments, which usually reduce Western Digital's Earnings Per Share (EPS).

Asset vs Debt

Equity vs Debt

Western Digital's liquidity is one of the most fundamental aspects of both its future profitability and its ability to meet different types of ongoing financial obligations. Western Digital's cash, liquid assets, total liabilities, and shareholder equity can be utilized to evaluate how much leverage the Company is using to sustain its current operations. For traders, higher-leverage indicators usually imply a higher risk to shareholders. In addition, it helps Western Stock's retail investors understand whether an upcoming fall or rise in the market will negatively affect Western Digital's stakeholders.
For many companies, including Western Digital, marketable securities, inventories, and receivables are the most common assets that could be converted to cash. However, for Western Digital, the most critical issue when managing liquidity is ensuring that current assets are properly aligned with current liabilities. If they are not, Western Digital's management will need to obtain alternative financing to ensure there are always enough cash equivalents on the balance sheet to meet obligations.
Price Book
13.4252
Enterprise Value Ebitda
22.0181
Price Sales
9.446
Shares Float
336.7 M
Dividend Share
0.325
At present, Western Digital's Stock Based Compensation To Revenue is projected to increase slightly based on the last few years of reporting. . At present, Western Digital's Price Earnings To Growth Ratio is projected to slightly decrease based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Price Sales Ratio is expected to grow to 1.53, whereas Price Earnings Ratio is projected to grow to (5.14).
Western Digital is undervalued with Real Value of 300.19 and Target Price of 321.0. The main objective of Western Digital stock analysis is to determine its intrinsic value, which is an estimate of what Western Digital is worth, separate from its market price. There are two main types of Western Digital's stock analysis: fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
The Western Digital stock is traded in the USA on NASDAQ Exchange, with the market opening at 09:30:00 and closing at 16:00:00 every Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri except for officially observed holidays in the USA. Here, you can get updates on important government artifacts, including earning estimates, SEC corporate filings, announcements, and Western Digital's ongoing operational relationships across important fundamental and technical indicators.
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Western Stock Analysis Notes

About 99.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.88. Western Digital recorded earning per share (EPS) of 10.59. The entity last dividend was issued on the 5th of March 2026. The firm had 1323:1000 split on the 24th of February 2025. Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, rest of Asia, and internationally. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Western Digital operates under Computer Hardware classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 65000 people. For more information please call David Goeckeler at 408 717 6000 or visit https://www.westerndigital.com.

Western Digital Quarterly Total Revenue

3.02 Billion

Western Digital Investment Alerts

Many investors view ongoing market volatility as an opportunity to purchase more stocks at a favorable price or short it to generate a bearish trend profit opportunity. If you are one of those investors, make sure you clearly understand the position you are entering. Western Digital's investment alerts are automatically generated signals that are significant enough to either complement your investing judgment regarding Western Digital or challenge it. These alerts can help you understand what you are buying and avoid costly mistakes.
Western Digital is way too risky over 90 days horizon
Western Digital appears to be risky and price may revert if volatility continues
Over 99.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors
Latest headline from benzinga.com: Heres How Much 100 Invested In Western Digital 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today

Western Largest EPS Surprises

Earnings surprises can significantly impact Western Digital's stock price both in the short term and over time. Negative earnings surprises usually result in a price decline. However, it has been seen that positive earnings surprises lead to an immediate rise in a stock's price and a gradual increase over time. This is why we often hear news about some companies beating earning projections. Financial analysts spend a large amount of time predicting earnings per share (EPS) along with other important future indicators. Many analysts use forecasting models, management guidance, and additional fundamental information to derive an EPS estimate.
Reported
Fiscal Date
Estimated EPS
Reported EPS
Surprise
2002-01-24
2001-12-310.040.050.0125 
2019-07-31
2019-06-300.190.17-0.0210 
2003-07-24
2003-06-300.190.210.0210 
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Western Digital Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scores

Western Digital's ESG score is a quantitative measure that evaluates Western Digital's performance and commitment regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. These scores are becoming increasingly crucial in investment decision-making processes, providing insights into non-financial aspects of Western Digital's operations that may have significant financial implications and affect Western Digital's stock price as well as guide investors towards more socially responsible investments.

Western Digital Thematic Classifications

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Tech Growth Idea
Tech Growth
Large and mid-sized technology companies, funds, and technology-based ETFs that are considered growing

Western Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Slate Path Capital Lp2025-06-30
M
Holocene Advisors, Lp2025-06-30
5.5 M
Amvescap Plc.2025-06-30
5.3 M
Dnb Nor Asset Management (asia)2025-06-30
4.8 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2025-06-30
4.1 M
Balyasny Asset Management Llc2025-06-30
M
Maple Rock Capital Partners, Inc.2025-06-30
3.7 M
Impactive Capital Lp2025-06-30
3.6 M
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.2025-06-30
3.5 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-06-30
43 M
Blackrock Inc2025-06-30
35 M
Note, although Western Digital's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Western Market Capitalization

The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 101.39 B.

Western Profitablity

The company has Net Profit Margin of 0.36 %, which implies that it may need a different competitive strategy as even a very small decline in it revenue may erase profits and result in a net loss. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows Net Operating Margin of 0.15 %, which entails that for every 100 dollars of revenue, it generated $0.15 of operating income.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Return On Tangible Assets(0.12)(0.11)
Return On Capital Employed(0.03)(0.03)
Return On Assets(0.07)(0.07)
Return On Equity(0.15)(0.16)

Management Efficiency

Western Digital has Return on Asset of 0.0915 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $0.0915 of profit. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of 0.4113 %, implying that it generated $0.4113 on every 100 dollars invested. Western Digital's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Western Digital manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. The current year's Return On Tangible Assets is expected to grow to -0.11. The current year's Return On Capital Employed is expected to grow to -0.03. At present, Western Digital's Other Current Assets are projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Other Assets is expected to grow to about 2.5 B, whereas Total Assets are forecasted to decline to about 10 B.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Book Value Per Share 34.48  36.20 
Tangible Book Value Per Share 2.66  4.36 
Enterprise Value Over EBITDA 53.86  56.55 
Price Book Value Ratio 0.83  0.79 
Enterprise Value Multiple 53.86  56.55 
Price Fair Value 0.83  0.79 
Enterprise Value12.6 B13.3 B
Management at Western Digital focuses on leveraging technology and optimizing operations. We evaluate the impact of these focuses on the company's financial health and stock performance.
Dividend Yield
0.0011
Operating Margin
0.154
Profit Margin
0.3564
Forward Dividend Yield
0.0017
Beta
1.839

Technical Drivers

As of the 20th of February, Western Digital maintains the Market Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.3883, downside deviation of 5.02, and Mean Deviation of 3.78. Relative to fundamental indicators, the technical analysis model lets you check existing technical drivers of Western Digital, as well as the relationship between them.

Western Digital Price Movement Analysis

The output start index for this execution was twenty-nine with a total number of output elements of thirty-two.

Western Digital Insider Trading Activities

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Western Digital Outstanding Bonds

Western Digital issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Western Digital uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Western bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Western Digital has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Western Digital Predictive Daily Indicators

Western Digital intraday indicators are useful technical analysis tools used by many experienced traders. Just like the conventional technical analysis, daily indicators help intraday investors to analyze the price movement with the timing of Western Digital stock daily movement. By combining multiple daily indicators into a single trading strategy, you can limit your risk while still earning strong returns on your managed positions.

Western Digital Corporate Filings

F4
19th of February 2026
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
18th of February 2026
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
13th of February 2026
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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13A
10th of February 2026
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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8K
9th of February 2026
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
6th of February 2026
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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F4
4th of February 2026
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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10Q
30th of January 2026
Quarterly performance report mandated by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to be filed by publicly traded corporations
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Western Digital Forecast Models

Western Digital's time-series forecasting models are one of many Western Digital's stock analysis techniques aimed at predicting future share value based on previously observed values. Time-series forecasting models ae widely used for non-stationary data. Non-stationary data are called the data whose statistical properties e.g. the mean and standard deviation are not constant over time but instead, these metrics vary over time. These non-stationary Western Digital's historical data is usually called time-series. Some empirical experimentation suggests that the statistical forecasting models outperform the models based exclusively on fundamental analysis to predict the direction of the market movement and maximize returns from investment trading.

Western Digital Bond Ratings

Western Digital financial ratings play a critical role in determining how much Western Digital have to pay to access credit markets, i.e., the amount of interest on their issued debt. The threshold between investment-grade and speculative-grade ratings has important market implications for Western Digital's borrowing costs.
Piotroski F Score
5
HealthyView
Beneish M Score
(2.50)
Unlikely ManipulatorView

Western Digital Debt to Cash Allocation

As Western Digital follows its natural business cycle, the capital allocation decisions will not magically go away. Western Digital's decision-makers have to determine if most of the cash flows will be poured back into or reinvested in the business, reserved for other projects beyond operational needs, or paid back to stakeholders and investors.
Western Digital has 5.08 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.61, which is OK given its current industry classification. Western Digital has a current ratio of 1.79, which is typical for the industry and considered as normal. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Western to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Western Digital Total Assets Over Time

Western Digital Assets Financed by Debt

The debt-to-assets ratio shows the degree to which Western Digital uses debt to finance its assets. It includes both long-term and short-term borrowings maturing within one year. It also includes both tangible and intangible assets, such as goodwill.

Western Digital Debt Ratio

    
  20.0   
It looks as if most of the Western Digital's assets are financed through equity. Typically, companies with high debt-to-asset ratios are said to be highly leveraged. The higher the ratio, the greater risk will be associated with the Western Digital's operation. In addition, a high debt-to-assets ratio may indicate a low borrowing capacity of Western Digital, which in turn will lower the firm's financial flexibility.

Western Digital Corporate Bonds Issued

Most Western bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Western Digital has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Western Short Long Term Debt Total

Short Long Term Debt Total

3.43 Billion

At present, Western Digital's Short and Long Term Debt Total is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

About Western Stock Analysis

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Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Pretax Profit Margin(0.14)(0.13)
Operating Profit Margin(0.09)(0.08)
Net Loss(0.27)(0.26)
Gross Profit Margin 0.22  0.18 

Current Western Analysis - Recommendations

We track the performance of the top 100 financial experts across various large and mid-size financial boutiques. Western analyst recommendations are determined by taking all analyst recommendations and averaging them as Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Strong Sell or Sell. There is no one specific way to measure analysis performance other than comparing it to the past results via a very sophisticated attribution analysis. Western analyst consensus and target price projections should be used in combination with other traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, earnings estimate, and various momentum models.
Target PriceConsensus# of Analysts
321.0Strong Buy25Odds
Western Digital current and past analyst recommendations published by a number of research institutions as well as average analyst consensus.
Most Western analysts issue ratings four times a year, at intervals of three months. Ratings are usually accompanied by a target price to helps potential investors understand Western stock's fair price compared to its market value. Analysts arrive at stock ratings after researching public financial statements of Western Digital, talking to its executives and customers, or listening to Western conference calls.
Western Analyst Advice Details

Western Stock Analysis Indicators

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Begin Period Cash Flow1.6 B
Long Term Debt2.5 B
Common Stock Shares Outstanding359 M
Total Stockholder Equity5.3 B
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities150 M
Tax Provision-513 M
Quarterly Earnings Growth Y O Y-0.959
Property Plant And Equipment Net2.3 B
Cash And Short Term Investments2.5 B
Cash2.1 B
Accounts Payable1.3 B
Net DebtB
50 Day M A215.1626
Total Current Liabilities5.4 B
Other Operating Expenses7.2 B
Non Current Assets Total8.1 B
Forward Price Earnings34.3643
Non Currrent Assets Other477 M
Stock Based Compensation265 M

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