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NASDAQ:WDC News 5 August 2025 - 30 October 2025

Western Digital (WDC) Stock Soars in 2025: SanDisk Legacy & 2026 Outlook

Western Digital Stock Skyrockets on AI Demand – Analysts Eye Even Bigger Gains

WDC Near Record Highs on Earnings News Western Digital stock has been on a tear in October. On Oct. 23 it closed around $126.63 ts2.tech; by Oct. 29, the price had spiked into the $141 range (an intraday record) on heavy volume marketbeat.com. In pre-market trading Oct. 30 it dipped slightly (~$138) public.com but remained near multi-year highs. This rally was punctuated by the after-hours release of Q1 FY2026 results on Oct. 30. Q1 FY2026 Results Exceed Expectations The fiscal Q1 (ended Oct 3, 2025) results were a blowout. On an adjusted basis, EPS came in at $1.78 versus $1.58
30 October 2025
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Western Digital (WDC) Stock Soars in 2025: SanDisk Legacy & 2026 Outlook

Western Digital Stock Rockets on AI Data Boom — Analysts Eye Even Bigger Gains

Western Digital’s stock has been on a tear, climbing sharply in mid-October. On Oct. 23 it closed at $126.63, up 5.1% for the day investing.com, and roughly double its price at the start of 2025 ts2.tech. The rally reflects strong industry demand: Western Digital says the exploding need for AI and cloud storage is driving customers to hoard high-capacity hard drives. In fact, the company announced in mid-October that it will raise prices across its HDD product line to manage “booming demand” investopedia.com. CEO Irving Tan and other executives have repeatedly stressed that “HDDs will continue to remain the foundation
23 October 2025
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Western Digital (WDC) Stock Soars in 2025: SanDisk Legacy & 2026 Outlook

Western Digital’s Flash Gamble Pays Off: SanDisk’s Legacy, WDC’s 2025 Resurgence, and the AI Storage Boom

Western Digital (WDC) in 2025: Financials and Strategic Direction Western Digital enters late 2025 as a company transformed – by its SanDisk acquisition legacy, by a bold restructuring, and by a once-in-a-decade market upswing. The stock’s stellar performance (roughly +100% YTD) reflects both cyclical recovery and strategic catalysts. Financially, WDC has swung back to growth and profitability after the 2022–23 slump. The flash memory rebound, coupled with strong cloud-driven HDD sales, has restored positive free cash flow and enabled debt reduction. Investors have also cheered shareholder-friendly moves like dividends and buybacks reinstated in 2025. Strategically, the impending spin-off of the
4 October 2025
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Western Digital (WDC) Stock Soars in 2025: SanDisk Legacy & 2026 Outlook

Western Digital (WDC) Stock Soars in 2025: SanDisk Legacy & 2026 Outlook

Company Overview: SanDisk’s Journey into Western Digital SanDisk was a pioneering flash memory company (founded 1988) known for its memory cards, USB drives, and SSDs. In October 2015, Western Digital (WDC), a longtime leader in hard disk drives, announced plans to acquire SanDisk for about $19 billion en.wikipedia.org. The deal was completed in May 2016 at a ~$16 billion valuation after adjustments en.wikipedia.org. This acquisition was transformative for Western Digital, instantly adding a full suite of NAND flash technology and products to complement WDC’s HDD lineup. SanDisk’s flash memory expertise allowed Western Digital to offer everything from mobile memory cards to enterprise
4 October 2025
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U.S. Stocks Rally as Shutdown Fears Fade – Markets Hit Fresh Records

U.S. Stocks Rally as Shutdown Fears Fade – Markets Hit Fresh Records

Market commentary and outlook Lara Castleton of Janus Henderson noted that Tuesday’s White House–Pfizer announcement “was the catalyst for healthcare,” freeing up investors to rotate into the beaten-down sector reuters.com. Kyle Rodda at Capital.com observed that the weak ADP report “suggests the U.S. economy is in almost dire need for further policy support,” so markets are pricing in much higher odds of Fed rate cuts in October and December reuters.com. He added that “after some initial jitters, markets shrugged off the U.S. government shutdown, at least for now,” since past shutdowns have had “trivial” market impact reuters.com. Analysts are watching
2 October 2025
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AI Stocks Soar as $100B Nvidia-OpenAI Deal Sparks Frenzy – But Investors Eye Bubble

AI Stocks Soar as $100B Nvidia-OpenAI Deal Sparks Frenzy – But Investors Eye Bubble

Key Facts: Tech Stocks Fuel an AI-Led Rally Wall Street’s late-Sept surge was led by big-tech on AI expectations. The Nasdaq rose ~0.5% on Sept. 29 as investors looked past US fiscal jitters and focused on growth. Nvidia was a standout: after Monday’s $100B OpenAI announcement reuters.com, NVDA shares reached all-time highs. The stock then pulled back slightly (down ~2.8% on Sept. 23) but rebounded +2% on Sept. 29 reuters.com reuters.com. Other “Magnificent Seven” names also rose: Microsoft gained +0.6% and Amazon +1.1% on the day michigansthumb.com reuters.com. (In the prior week all had dipped on Powell’s policy comments reuters.com,
30 September 2025
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Fastest Portable SSD Showdown 2025: Samsung T9 vs SanDisk Extreme PRO USB4 vs Crucial X10 Pro

Fastest Portable SSD Showdown 2025: Samsung T9 vs SanDisk Extreme PRO USB4 vs Crucial X10 Pro

The three drives in the showdown are Samsung Portable SSD T9, SanDisk Extreme PRO USB4, and Crucial X10 Pro. Samsung T9 uses USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20 Gbps) with up to 2000 MB/s read and 1950 MB/s write on 1TB/2TB, and 2000 MB/s read/write on the 4TB model. SanDisk Extreme PRO USB4 uses USB4 (40 Gbps) with up to 3800 MB/s read and 3700 MB/s write, available in 2TB and 4TB capacities (no 1TB). Crucial X10 Pro uses USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20 Gbps) with up to 2100 MB/s read and 2000 MB/s write, available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB.
5 August 2025
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