Western Digital

WDC

Valor de mercado US$ 124 bi

Western Digital (WDC) concluded the recent trading session at $333.24, signifying a -6.51% move from its prior day's close.

The recent selloff of both stocks has been “well overdone,” analysts say.

Western Digital Corporation WDC is set to report first-quarter fiscal 2027 results on Oct. 22, after market close.

More bearish headlines for the AI trade hit Western Digital (WDC) and Seagate (STX) after Wells Fargo slashed price targets for both. Diane King Hall says the lower price targets don't necessarily indicate a heel turn from the firms' bullish stance.

Seagate Technology Holdings Plc. (NASDAQ:STX) and Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ:WDC) remain major beneficiaries of AI-driven storage demand, but both stocks have come under pressure as investors reassess valuations, future supply growth and the financing burden behind the broader AI infrastructure buildout.

In the most recent trading session, Western Digital (WDC) closed at $355.46, indicating a -2.37% shift from the previous trading day.

Memory stocks are extending a multi-day slide as a Chinese rival's server memory plans shake a group that had been riding AI infrastructure demand. SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK | SNDK Price Prediction) stock has fallen 3% to $1,355.

The AI trade is having a rough week.

Western Digital is now a pure-play HDD supplier, deriving 89% of revenue from cloud hyperscalers with multi-year LTAs extending into 2029. I see WDC as undervalued at 17.7x FY2027 EPS, with consensus projecting EPS to double in FY2027 and rise another 60% in FY2028. Q4 delivered 44% revenue growth, 109% EPS growth, 54.4% gross margin, and 34% FCF margin, all above guidance, with a net cash balance sheet.

Seagate Technology Holdings Plc. (NASDAQ:STX) and Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ:WDC) stock fell about 4% or more in Thursday's premarket trading amid a broader semiconductor selloff, despite strong AI-driven demand for data storage.