NASDAQ · WDC · Computer Hardware
Western Digital (WDC) stock analysis
- WDC lost 18.5% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 486th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
- Over 12 months it returned +211.9%, 196.1 points ahead of the S&P 500, and trades 49.3% below its 52-week high.
- In the last 30 days 2 analysts raised earnings estimates and 1 cut; forward EPS moved +4.8% (+22.6% over 90 days).
- It sits in the Hard drives & data storage segment of the Semiconductor Value Chain, where the 1-month median return is −21.4%.
- The daily chart reads Intermediate downtrend · Decline (since Oct 6, 2026).
One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages
Performance vs the market
Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.
Chart structure
Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.
Holding since Oct 6, 2026
- Close below EMA20 below EMA50
- EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
- Confirmed swing highs and lows are falling
70 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.5%, positive 60% of the time, against +2.1% for any day in the same period.
Analyst earnings revisions
Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.
24 analysts cover the stock
Where it sits in the supply chain
Semiconductor Value Chain · Chip products
High-capacity hard drives remain the cheapest home for cloud data, and data from AI training and inference lifts nearline demand.
Chokepoint AI and cloud storage need high-capacity hard drives, made mainly by Seagate and Western Digital; capacity is booked beyond 2026 and lead times run near a year.
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Risk profile
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