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NASDAQ · WDC

Western Digital Corporation

Technology · Computer Hardware

$411.96

Down-$14.98 (-3.51%)

Updated Sep 16, 2026, 7:43 AM

SID Score

6.8/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

62/100

Neutral

Market cap
65.01B
P/E ratio
25.26
Dividend yield
0.08%
52-week range
$165.47 – $799.87
Volume
7.87M
Avg. volume
9.34M

Price performance

WDC price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

WDC closed at $411.96 after 20 trading sessions, down 16.97% for the selected period.

Last close
$411.96
Period change
-16.97%
Period low
$411.96
Period high
$496.16
Daily close
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WDC OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 15, 2026$430.25$430.25$407.12$411.967.87M
Sep 14, 2026$417.315$436.28$416.00$426.947.3M
Sep 11, 2026$464.16$472.4292$442.78$447.185.13M
Sep 10, 2026$466.605$471.228$456.75$460.934.52M
Sep 9, 2026$474.64$495.49$471.72$482.284.04M
Sep 8, 2026$480.01$489.20$464.54$477.306.41M
Sep 4, 2026$452.22$468.1949$442.15$467.465.81M
Sep 3, 2026$442.91$449.469$420.88$441.575.52M
Sep 2, 2026$444.93$456.98$437.40$448.904.05M
Sep 1, 2026$443.07$457.68$439.28$450.445.5M
Aug 31, 2026$456.90$459.45$444.52$450.555.85M
Aug 28, 2026$462.25$475.01$455.07$459.454.32M
Aug 27, 2026$477.79$479.85$443.02$462.007.62M
Aug 26, 2026$449.875$470.00$448.01$468.885.16M
Aug 25, 2026$446.72$451.998$430.34$450.754.75M
Aug 24, 2026$446.35$446.99$419.54$435.387.77M
Aug 21, 2026$477.27$478.80$454.33$459.444.35M
Aug 20, 2026$463.385$477.28$453.70$469.055.37M
Aug 19, 2026$494.28$500.00$460.28$462.096.98M
Aug 18, 2026$496.07$520.00$490.23$496.169.44M

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WDC research

Overview

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Company profile

Western Digital is a leading vertically integrated supplier of hard disk drives. The HDD market is a practical duopoly, with Western Digital and Seagate being the two largest players. Western Digital designs and manufactures its HDDs, with much of the manufacturing and workforce located in Asia. The primary consumers of HDDs are data centers.

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Analyst outlook

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Consensus
Buy
Average target
$170.90
Implied upside
Analysts
19
WDC recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 7, 2026CitigroupBuy
Aug 6, 2026TD CowenBuy
Aug 6, 2026UBSNeutral
Aug 6, 2026RosenblattBuy
Jul 13, 2026CitigroupBuy
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Yahoo · Sep 12, 2026

Western Digital Sees AI-Driven HDD Demand Outpacing Supply Through 2027

Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) CFO Kris Sennesael said the hard-disk-drive market has become more structurally tied to cloud and artificial-intelligence infrastructure spending, arguing that the company has greater demand visibility than in prior industry cycles. Speaking at Citi’s Global TMT Confere

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