Western Digital (WDC)


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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January 26, 2024

WDC: Demonstrates Pricing Power Inflection Point

By Steven Fox

Western Digital (WDC; $60.33; O/P) produced healthy upside to Street thinking with its FQ2 (Dec) results and outlook, which highlighted further supply discipline, incremental positives across most markets, including surprising growth in China, and solid…

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January 25, 2024

WDC: First Look at FQ2 (Dec) Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Western Digital (WDC; $60.33; O/P) reported FQ2 (Dec) non-GAAP EPS losses of ($0.69) ex-“one time” net charges of $0.18 per share, which compares to our ($1.15) and the Street’s ($1.12). Sales of $3.03B were above…

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November 16, 2023

WDC: Roadmap News Adds to Positive Stance on Stock

By Steven Fox

This morning, Western Digital (WDC; $46.03; O/P) announced it started volume shipments of its 10-disk 24TB conventional magnetic recording (CMR) HDDs to hyperscale and enterprise customers. At the same time, WDC disclosed it started ramping…

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October 31, 2023

WDC: Raise Rating to Outperform

By Steven Fox

We raise our rating on the shares of Western Digital (WDC; $41.80) from Equal-Weight to Outperform and establish a target of $52. We are encouraged by the formal announcement that WDC plans to spin-off its…

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