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WDC Stock Forecast: Western Digital Corp. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 7 Oct 2026
$405
−1.37% on the day

The 26 Wall Street analysts covering Western Digital Corp. hold a median 12-month price target of $650 — +60.3% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 90 of 100 as at 7 Oct 2026 — among the strongest tenth. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$148.2B
Ticker Nerd rank
90 / 100
Median analyst target
$650
Analysts covering
26
Revenue$3.7B+43.8% y/y
Operating income$1.6B
Net income$3.2B
Free cash flow$1.3B
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−10.8%
1M
−13.2%
YTD
+135.6%
1Y
+238.7%
From 52W high
−45.7%
From 52W low
+259.0%
$113
$746
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

WDC stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Western Digital Corp. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 7 Oct 2026
90 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Quality
99
Revisions
94
Momentum
88
Value
84
Issuance
83
Volatility
78
Growth
45
Accruals
28
Size
2

Quality (99): The business earns solid, repeatable profits on what it owns.

Accruals (28): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.

Size (2): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

WDC stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on WDC, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$0$200$400$600$800$1,000$1,200Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26WDCHigh $1,050Median $650Low $420

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says26 analysts
21 Buy5 Hold0 Sell
Low $420Median $650High $1,050

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +60.3% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 4 moved their price target up and 3 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
7 Aug 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy$800 → $740
6 Aug 2026RosenblattMaintainsBuy$900 → $800
6 Aug 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy$500 → $540
6 Aug 2026UBSMaintainsNeutral$560 → $525
13 July 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy$685 → $800
13 July 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
10 July 2026Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight—
10 July 2026Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight$575 → $730
8 July 2026SusquehannaMaintainsNeutral—
8 July 2026SusquehannaMaintainsNeutral$360 → $500
1 July 2026B of A SecuritiesMaintainsBuy—
29 June 2026Cantor FitzgeraldMaintainsOverweight—
15 June 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight—
12 June 2026JP MorganMaintainsOverweight—
8 June 2026MizuhoMaintainsOutperform—
2 June 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
1 June 2026Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight—
27 May 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
26 May 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform—
4 May 2026BairdMaintainsOutperform—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. WDC appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

WDC vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 7 Oct 2026, Western Digital Corp. returned +238.7% against +17.4% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

WDC vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
100200300400500600700Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26WDCS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

WDC analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+16.4%
Analysts raising
16
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

Western Digital Corp. (WDC) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
15.3×

Cheaper than 45% of US stocks

Price / sales
11.5×

Cheaper than 13% of US stocks

Price / book
19.7×

Cheaper than 5% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
29.6×

Cheaper than 9% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
43.8%

Higher than 84% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
1033.0%

Higher than 97% of US stocks

Gross margin
54.1%

Higher than 67% of US stocks

Operating margin
43.6%

Higher than 94% of US stocks

Net margin
72.9%

Higher than 98% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
130.9%

Higher than 97% of US stocks

Return on assets
20.8%

Higher than 99% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.1%

Higher than 63% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Western Digital Corp. (WDC) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Western Digital Corp. has a market value of $148.2B and an enterprise value of $147.8B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $12.9B. The latest quarter grew 43.8% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $9.4B, a 72.9% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $24.21.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $3.5B.

  • Western Digital Corp. spent $2.6B on share buybacks and $184.0M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 361.0M.

  • Trailing P/E: 15.3×; forward P/E: 12.9× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 0.15%, paying out 2% of earnings.

  • Western Digital Corp. employs 40,000 people — $323K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 7 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

WDC vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelComputer Hardware
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
WDCWestern Digital Corp.$148.2B
90
STXSeagate Technology Holdings plc$181.1B
97
SNDKSandisk Corp.$249.8B
80
ANETArista Networks, Inc.$271.8B
67
DELLDell Technologies, Inc.$368.1B
95
PEverpure, Inc.$50.4B
85
HPQHP, Inc.$29.5B
96

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Western Digital Corp. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest WDC news & analysis

SanDisk and Micron Rise 3% as Tight Memory Supply Outruns a Softer Tech Tape; Western Digital Lags

24/7 Wall Street · 7 Oct 2026negative

The article says memory chip makers with output sold years in advance are outperforming a softer technology market. SanDisk and Micron shares are identified as showing the widest gap, while Western Digital lags.

Why it matters — The relative performance of SanDisk and Micron versus Western Digital provides context for WDC investors tracking memory-sector conditions and stock performance.

Seagate vs. Western Digital: Which HDD Stock Has More Room to Run?

Zacks Investment Research · 7 Oct 2026positive

Zacks Investment Research compares Seagate and Western Digital as HDD stocks, noting that the AI boom is increasing demand for economical data storage. Although AI discussions often focus on other components, AI workloads also create large volumes of data that need to be stored.

Why it matters — WDC watchers may note that AI-related data growth is drawing attention to the HDD storage market.

Western Digital stock faces a bearish breakout risk: Here's why

Invezz · 7 Oct 2026negative

Western Digital shares have slumped into a bear market, reflecting weakness among other major memory-industry companies. The excerpt says WDX was trading at $410, down 50% from its all-time high, while market capitalization fell from $258 billion to $148 billion.

Why it matters — The reported decline and broader memory-sector weakness are relevant to WDC watchers assessing recent stock performance.

Seagate, Western Digital stocks are falling again on Tuesday: here's why

Invezz · 6 Oct 2026negative

Western Digital and Seagate shares fell Tuesday as investors weighed Toshiba’s potential expansion in hard drives and a reported contest between Seagate and Toshiba to acquire TDK’s magnetic-heads unit.

Why it matters — The reported bidding contest and Toshiba’s potential expansion could affect competitive dynamics in the hard-disk drive market relevant to WDC.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about WDC stock

What is the WDC stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 26 Wall Street analysts covering Western Digital Corp. have a median 12-month price target of $650, with estimates ranging from $420 to $1,050. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is WDC stock a buy right now?

Of the 26 analysts covering Western Digital Corp., 21 rate it a Buy, 5 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Western Digital Corp. 90 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 7 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank WDC?

As at 7 Oct 2026, Western Digital Corp. ranks 90 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Quality (99 of 100).

Will WDC stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 26 analysts implies +60.3% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Western Digital Corp. 90 out of 100 as at 7 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the WDC stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Western Digital Corp. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for WDC are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $420 to $1,050 over the next 12 months.

How has WDC stock performed over the past year?

Western Digital Corp. returned +238.7% over the 12 months to 7 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Western Digital Corp. do?

Western Digital Corp. is a data storage company that develops, manufactures, markets, and sells storage devices and solutions for consumers, businesses, and large-scale data environments.

What is the latest news on WDC?

The most recent item we track (24/7 Wall Street, 7 Oct 2026): "SanDisk and Micron Rise 3% as Tight Memory Supply Outruns a Softer Tech Tape; Western Digital Lags". The article says memory chip makers with output sold years in advance are outperforming a softer technology market. SanDisk and Micron shares are identified as showing the widest gap, while Western Digital lags.

Company

About Western Digital Corp.

Western Digital Corp. is a data storage company that develops, manufactures, markets, and sells storage devices and solutions for consumers, businesses, and large-scale data environments. Its product portfolio centers on hard disk drives and related storage platforms used across personal computers, data centers, network-attached storage systems, external storage, and portable drive applications. The company also serves enterprise and infrastructure customers with offerings designed to support data-heavy workloads, backup, archiving, and digital content management. Western Digital Corp. operates in the computer hardware and storage technology market, where it plays a key role in enabling the collection, preservation, and accessibility of digital information across a broad range of industries and use cases.

CEO Mr. Tiang Yew Tan · 40,000 employees · United States · https://www.westerndigital.com