Western Digital

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

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’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

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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