Western Digital Corporation
WDC Technology Computer Hardware NASDAQ
$168.89
+$7.89 (+4.90%)
Open: $162.00 | High: $169.45 | Low: $162.00 | Prev Close: $161.00
Market Cap: $58.65B
Volume: 5.8M | Avg: 9.5M
Last updated: December 05, 2025 at 10:07 PMInvestment Rating
Neutral
Overall Score: 60/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 580
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 23.79 |
| P/B Ratio | 9.53 |
| P/S Ratio | 4.89 |
| EPS | $7.10 |
| Beta | 1.89 |
| Shares Outstanding | 347.24M |
| 52-Week High | $178.45 |
| 52-Week Low | $28.83 |
| SMA 50 | $139.77 |
| SMA 200 | $79.88 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.19% |
| Annual Dividend | $0.33 |
| Next Earnings | January 22, 2026 12:00 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 39.3% |
| Operating Margin | 25.7% |
| Net Margin | 21.3% |
| ROE | 34.8% |
| ROA | 17.8% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.77 |
| Current Ratio | 1.21 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.94 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $14.00B |
| Total Liabilities | $8.69B |
| Total Equity | $5.31B |
| Cash | $2.11B |
| Total Debt | $5.08B |
| Net Debt | $2.97B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $9.52B |
| Gross Profit | $3.69B |
| Operating Income | $2.33B |
| Net Income | $1.86B |
| EBITDA | $1.94B |
| Revenue/Share | $34.79 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $1.69B |
| CapEx | $407.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.28B |
| Book Value/Share | $17.73 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $5.21 |
| Equity/Share | $17.73 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 52.80 Neutral |
| MACD |
5.34
Signal: 6.22
|
| Volatility | 75.66% |
| Trading Signal | Bearish |
Performance & Returns
| 1 Year | +136.21% |
| Sharpe Ratio | 1.86 Good |
| Volatility (Ann.) | 65.5% High Risk |
| WDC (1Y) | +136.21% |
| S&P 500 (1Y) | +11.86% |
| Alpha (Excess Return) | +124.35% |
Sector Comparison (Technology)
| Metric | WDC | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 23.79 | 50.22 | 27% |
| P/B Ratio | 9.53 | 2.58 | 61% |
| ROE (%) | 34.78% | 49.06% | 73% |
| Net Margin (%) | 21.30% | 17.61% | 68% |
| Stock Score | 580 | 518.0 | 76% |
| 1Y Return (%) | +136.21% | +13.25% | 99% |
Historical Price Analysis (Last 200 Days)
Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDC | $168.89 | $160.69 | $158.44 | $155.09 | $139.77 | $80.06 | 52.80 | 5.34 | 75.66% | 6303310 | Strong Long | Bullish Stack |
Candlestick Patterns
There wasn't any recognizable pattern for the WDC stock
News Sentiment
| 📊 Ticker | 📰 Headline | 💭 Sentiment | 📡 Source | 🔗 URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDC | Pure Storage Faces Challenges Despite Strong Demand and AI Growth | Positive | gurufocus.com | Read More |
| WDC | Dow Jones Today: Stocks Turn Higher as Investors Downplay Private Payrolls Decline, Report Microsoft Cutting AI Software Sales Quotas | Negative | investopedia.com | Read More |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation (WDC) Presents at UBS Global Technology and AI Conference 2025 Transcript | Neutral | seekingalpha.com | Read More |
| WDC | BA Flies on Strong Commentary, WDC & STX Price Target Hikes, LLY Boost | Neutral | youtube.com | Read More |
| WDC | History Says These 7 S&P 500 Stocks Often Rally In December | Neutral | feeds.benzinga.com | Read More |
Company Information
Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, rest of Asia, and internationally. It offers client devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices, such as desktop and notebook personal computers (PCs), smart video systems, gaming consoles, and set top boxes; flash-based embedded storage products for mobile phones, tablets, notebook PCs, and other portable and wearable devices, as well as automotive, Internet of Things, industrial, and connected home applications; and flash-based memory wafers. The company also provides data center devices and solutions comprising enterprise helium hard drives; enterprise SSDs consisting of flash-based SSDs and software solutions for use in enterprise servers, online transactions, data analysis, and other enterprise applications; data center solutions for data storage systems and tiered storage models; and data storage platforms. In addition, it offers client solutions, such as external HDD storage products in mobile and desktop form; client portable SSDs; removable cards that are used in consumer devices comprising mobile phones, tablets, imaging systems, and cameras and smart video systems; universal serial bus flash drives for use in the computing and consumer markets; and wireless drive products used in-field back up of created content, as well as wireless streaming of high-definition movies, photos, music, and documents to tablets, smartphones, and PCs. The company sells its products under the G-Technology, SanDisk, and WD brands to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, dealers, resellers, and retailers. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
| CEO | Tiang Yew Tan |
| Employees | 51000 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1978-10-31 |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Website | https://www.westerndigital.com |
| Sector | Technology |
| Industry | Computer Hardware |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
Evaluates how efficiently a company generates profit from shareholders' equity. Higher ROE indicates better profitability and management effectiveness.
ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category