Western Digital stock slips today: WDC pulls back in year-end trade after leading S&P 500 in 2025
NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 15:14 ET — Regular session Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) shares fell about 2.5% to $171.62 by 3:14 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the market’s final session of 2025. Shares traded between $171.41 and $177.46 after opening at $176.77, with about 2.3 million shares changing hands. The retreat still left the data-storage maker up about 291% for the year, making it the S&P 500’s top gainer, Barron’s reported. Barron’s Why it matters now: Western Digital has become a heavily owned way to play the buildout of AI-focused data centers, and year-end portfolio rebalancing can amplify moves. Holiday-thinned