Western Digital (WDC)


January 17, 2025

WDC: Pre-Announces FQ2 (Dec) as CFO Departs

By Steven Fox

Last night, Western Digital (WDC; $64.25; O/P) filed an 8-K in which it disclosed that it expected FQ2 (Dec) sales to be at mid-point of its original guidance range of $4.2-4.4B but that adjusted EPS…

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December 30, 2024

WDC: Cutting NAND Profit Forecasts Ahead of Split

By Steven Fox

We reduce our F2025/F2026E (Jun) EPS for Western Digital (WDC; $60.70; O/P) from $7.50/$9.00 to $6.50/$7.60 to incorporate the impact of greater than expected NAND pricing pressures (~50% of sales) during December within its soon…

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December 13, 2024

WDC: Calls Out Some More NAND Pricing Pressure

By Steven Fox

Yesterday, the shares of Western Digital (WDC; $65.99; O/P) declined 6% on the heels of CEO Dave Goeckeler and CFO Wissam Jabre presenting at an investor conference where the company called out that it is…

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November 25, 2024

WDC: Kioxia IPO Should Prove Bigger WDC Catalyst

By Steven Fox

We are surprised the shares of Western Digital (WDC; $66.43; O/P) did not move even higher late last week (+4% since Wednesday’s close vs. -17% since mid-July) for the valuation support provided from reports that…

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October 25, 2024

WDC: Product Story Gains More Momentum

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform and $90 target on the shares of Western Digital (WDC; $66.32) after FQ1 (Sept) results and guidance more than supported further success on a what we think can be a powerful…

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October 24, 2024

WDC: First Look at FQ1 (Sep) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Western Digital (WDC; $66.32; O/P) reported FQ1 (Sep) non-GAAP EPS of $1.78, which was ahead of our $1.72 and the Street’s $1.71. Recall, WDC’s FQ1 guidance called for sales and EPS of $4.0-4.2B and $1.55-1.85,…

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October 15, 2024

WDC: Reiterate Outperform into FQ1 (Sept) Print

By Steven Fox

We expect Western Digital’s (WDC; $66.95; O/P) FQ1 (Sep) results and outlook to at least live up to our slightly above consensus expectations when it reports next Thursday (10/24 after market), led by its HDD…

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August 21, 2024

WDC: 10-K Tidbits

By Steven Fox

We reviewed Western Digital’s (WDC; $65.03; O/P) recently filed 10-K for the fiscal year ending June 28th, 2024. Most importantly, WDC did not offer up any new disclosures in the filing on its pending spin-off…

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August 1, 2024

WDC: Discipline Turns into More Dollars; Reiterate Outperform

By Steven Fox

We bump up our F2025E (Jun) EPS for Western Digital (WDC; $67.05; O/P) from $8.50 to $8.70, including an annualized FQ4 rate of $10.25+, as we also initiate F2026E EPS at $11.50 (+32% YoY), vs….

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July 31, 2024

WDC: First Look at FQ4 (Jun) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Western Digital (WDC; $67.05; O/P) reported FQ4 (Jun) non-GAAP EPS of $1.44 ex-“one time” net charges of $0.56 per share, which was well ahead of our $1.15 and the Street’s $1.18. Recall, WDC’s FQ4 guidance…

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July 16, 2024

WDC: Valuation Should Help with FQ4 Expectations Game

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform and $100 target on the shares of Western Digital (WDC; $77.22) ahead of its FQ4 (Jun) results and outlook, which are scheduled for Wednesday, July 31st (after market). Most importantly, we…

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June 12, 2024

WDC: More Support for a New Era

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Western Digital (WDC; $76.52; O/P) and bump up our target from $95 to $100 after taking in the company’s “New Era of NAND” webcast on Monday (6/10)…

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April 26, 2024

WDC: Another Big Beat and Raise Highlights Attractive Valuation

By Steven Fox

We raise our F2024/F2025E (Jun) EPS for Western Digital (WDC; $69.44; O/P) from ($1.40)/$7.25 to ($0.67)/$8.50 after FQ3 (Mar) results and guidance handily beat Street expectations on better hard disk drive shipments (HDD; 51% of…

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April 15, 2024

WDC: More EPS Upside Likely Coming from Pricing

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform on Western Digital (WDC; $72.06) and raise our target from $80 to $85 ahead of its FQ3E (Mar) results, scheduled for April 25th (after market). We recently raised our F2024/F2025E (Jun)…

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March 5, 2024

WDC: More Positive News; Raise Target From $75 to $80

By Steven Fox

We raise our F2024/F2025E (Jun) EPS for Western Digital (WDC; $63.49; O/P) from ($1.75)/$6.30 to ($1.40)/$7.25 after CEO David Goeckeler and CFO Wissam Jabre offered up a positive guidance update at an investor conference earlier…

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