NASDAQ:WDC 5 March 2026

Seagate Stock Rides AI Storage Boom as STX Rally Faces a Valuation Test

Seagate Technology Holdings plc wrapped up Friday’s session with gains, leaving the hard-drive maker hovering near its recent peaks as traders factored in a more limited supply of data storage driven by artificial intelligence demand. On the Nasdaq, Seagate closed at $782.64. Western Digital finished at $480, and NetApp remained at $118.

9 May 2026

NASDAQ:NTAP·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records As AI Rally Holds After Hours

U.S. equities hit new peaks on Friday, with after-hours action steadying at those record levels. Robust jobs numbers and another wave of AI-driven buying propelled both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq higher. The S&P 500 climbed 0.84% to finish at 7,398.93. Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.71% to 26,247.08. The Dow edged up—just 0.02%—to 49,609.16.

9 May 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market

Why Western Digital Stock Jumped Again as AI Storage Demand Meets a Sandisk Cleanup

Western Digital Corporation climbed roughly 3.5% to $480 late Friday, pushing higher as the market stuck with data-storage stocks connected to artificial intelligence spending. Investors also weighed the firm’s recent decision to divest its last Sandisk holding. WDC shares touched $483.65 at their peak, according to market data.

9 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology

Chip Stocks Roar Back: Why SMH, SOXX, EWT, EWY And Eaton Are Back In Focus

Semiconductor stocks took off Friday, driving up AI-focused ETFs and putting fresh records on the boards for both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. Nvidia tacked on gains, while Micron and Sandisk each vaulted roughly 12%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index logged an almost 5% leap, according to Reuters.

8 May 2026

NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:WDC·NYSE:ETN·NYSE:TSM·Semiconductors·Stock Market·Technology

Micron Stock Gets $740 AI Call as Mizuho Lifts Western Digital, SanDisk Bets

Mizuho Securities bumped up its price targets for a slate of AI-driven memory and storage names, boosting Micron Technology to $740 from $545 and moving Western Digital to $550 from $470. Wall Street’s appetite for data-center memory plays continues, with the firm maintaining its bullish stance on Micron, Western Digital, and SanDisk, the note shows.

7 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology

Western Digital Stock Nears $500 as WDC’s AI Storage Boom Drowns Out Earnings-Drop Jitters

Western Digital jumped roughly 6% to $469.44 late Tuesday morning. Shares opened at $455.61 and peaked at $479.94, putting the hard-drive maker within striking distance of $500 and shrugging off selling that hit after last week’s stronger-than-expected results.

5 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market

Forget Big Tech: Data Storage Stocks Are Becoming AI’s Quiet Market Dark Horse

Data-storage hardware stocks made notable moves as the week wrapped. Seagate rallied 7.9% in U.S. trading, Sandisk notched up 8.3%, but Western Digital edged down 0.6%, paring gains after a strong advance. The action pushed a usually overlooked tech segment—companies handling AI’s data—back into focus.

2 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology Trends

S&P 500 And Nasdaq Hit Records As Apple Rally Defies Oil Shock — For Now

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both finished at new highs on Friday, pushing April’s recovery further as strong results from Apple and others outshone losses in energy names. S&P 500 notched a 0.29% gain to 7,230.12, while the Nasdaq jumped 0.89% to 25,114.44. The Dow lagged, dipping 0.31% to 49,499.27. LSEG analysts are looking for S&P 500 earnings to climb 27.8% year-over-year for the first quarter. Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick called the day’s action the “cherry on top” of what he described as a better-than-expected earnings week.

2 May 2026

Apple Inc·NASDAQ:AAPL·NASDAQ:EL·NASDAQ:GOOG·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:WDC·NYSE:CL·Stock Market·Technology

Sandisk Stock Falls After Blowout Q3 Earnings as AI Storage Rally Hits a High Bar

Sandisk dropped roughly 6% in post-market trading Thursday, despite posting a big profit increase and projecting yet another earnings surge. The flash-storage firm also rolled out a $6 billion buyback. Shares finished regular hours at $1,096.51, according to market data, but slid to around $1,030 just after 5 p.m. Eastern.

1 May 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology

QQQ Rises Today as Big Tech Earnings Put the Nasdaq 100 Rally on the Line

Invesco QQQ Trust edged higher Wednesday, adding $3.99 to $661.57 in the latest trade as investors rotated back into the Nasdaq 100 both ahead of and following a fresh round of megacap tech earnings. Shares shifted between $655.78 and $663.32, with turnover topping 30 million.

30 April 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AMZN·NASDAQ:GOOGL·NASDAQ:INTC·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:NXPI·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology

Western Digital Stock Jumps Before Earnings as AI Storage Demand Gets a Seagate Boost

Western Digital Corp. shares surged Wednesday, catching a lift from Seagate Technology’s upbeat forecast that sent storage stocks higher and put extra attention on Western Digital’s earnings slated for this week.

29 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market

Best Stocks to Buy Today: 5 Earnings Stocks Wall Street Is Watching Before the Fed Decision

Those on the hunt for top stocks today are facing a slimmer field than the label implies. Earnings, not just general artificial intelligence hype, are driving the action. Early Wednesday, U.S. stock futures ticked higher, as investors juggled a stream of corporate results, the Federal Reserve’s looming decision, and a fresh batch of megacap tech earnings.

29 April 2026

Earnings Reports·LSE:HSBA·NASDAQ:MSFT·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·NYSE:BE·NYSE:GM·NYSE:KO·Stock Market

IBM Stock Gets Citi Buy Call Despite Worst Start Since 2002 as BofA Cuts Target Ahead of Earnings

IBM ticked up Monday, gaining about 0.9% to $232.78 in late morning New York action, after Citi Research began coverage with a Buy and set a $285 target. Bank of America, on the other hand, dialed back its own target to $300 just ahead of IBM’s quarterly numbers. Despite today’s move, the stock remains down almost 22% for the year.

13 April 2026

Nasdaq·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:SNDK·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:TEAM·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market

Sandisk Stock Jumps Again as AI Storage Demand Defies S&P 500 Slump

Sandisk jumped another 2.8% to $720.90 late Monday morning in New York, sidestepping broader market jitters as traders continued to pile into storage and memory stocks linked to artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 inched up just 0.2%.

6 April 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology

Sandisk Stock Pulls Back After Citi Raises Target as 1,200% AI Rally Meets Valuation Test

Sandisk slipped roughly 4.4% in early U.S. trading Friday, even after Citi bumped its price target up to $875 from $750 the previous day. Investors seemed uncertain about whether the data-storage company’s AI-driven surge could continue. Shares changed hands at $738.50 as of 10:13 a.m. ET.

20 March 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:STX·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology

Sandisk Stock Gets Fresh AI Storage Lift After Micron Beat, but Valuation Fight Deepens

New research out in the last 48 hours has given more fuel to the Sandisk AI story. Analysts at Seeking Alpha, Simply Wall St, and Zacks point out that flash storage demand in data centers hasn’t cooled, despite the stock’s steep run-up. Shares of Sandisk climbed 4.6%, closing at $753.69 in late Wednesday trading.

18 March 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market

Sandisk Stock Jumps Again as Micron’s Taiwan Expansion Stokes AI Memory Trade

Sandisk popped roughly 7% early Monday, stretching the rally in AI-related memory stocks after Micron announced plans for a second plant at its new site in Taiwan. Micron itself was up around 5%, with Western Digital not far behind, up close to 4%. Traders rotated into memory and storage plays instead of focusing solely on the headline AI chipmakers.

16 March 2026

NASDAQ:MU·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology

US Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Rise as Oil Drops From $120 Peak on Iran Relief Hopes

Wall Street's main indexes rose in choppy trading on Tuesday as crude retreated sharply from Monday's spike and investors grabbed at signs the U.S.-Iran conflict could end sooner than feared. By 11:34 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 236.94 points, or 0.50%, the S&P 500 had added 0.33%, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.54%.

10 March 2026

NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:WDC·NYSE:DB·Oil Prices·Stock Market·US Economy

Wall Street Shaken by $100 Oil: Dow Drops, Airlines Slide, Rate-Cut Bets Pushed Out

Stocks on Wall Street slipped Monday, pressured by spiking oil that put renewed heat on inflation worries and weighed on travel and bank names, while chipmakers rebounded just enough to keep the Nasdaq mostly stable. By 11:58 a.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had shed 398.03 points, or 0.84%, landing at 47,103.52. The S&P 500 slipped 0.44%; the Nasdaq Composite edged down just 0.06%. “With oil prices going up 50% in a matter of weeks — that’s a displacement this market hasn’t seen in years,” said Dennis Dick, founder and market structure analyst at Triple D Trading. https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-slump-iran-war-drags-oil-near-120-stokes-inflation-worries-2026-03-09/

9 March 2026

Airlines·Federal Reserve·NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:NVDA·NASDAQ:WDC·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Sandisk stock whipsaws as oil spike and Iran conflict rattle the AI memory trade

Sandisk shares edged down 0.6% to $595.67 early Thursday, giving back some ground after volatile trading earlier this week. Investors have been navigating war-fueled turbulence across global markets.

5 March 2026

Energy Markets·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market·Technology

NASDAQ:WDC 5 March 2026 - 9 May 2026