After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Computer Hardware industry segment. The current market capitalization of Western Digital Corp is $38.25B. A total of 7.35 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 7.36M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Gubbi Vidyadhara K sold 11,343 shares of WDC for 90.29 per share on Sep 04 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief of Global Operations now owns 151,596 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 04 ’25, VIDYADHARA K GUBBI bought 11,343 shares at 90.29 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Zamiska Gene M. disposed of 353 shares on Aug 28 ’25 at a per-share price of $80.90. This resulted in the SVP & Princ. Acctg Officer holding 27,425 shares of WDC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, GENE M ZAMISKA bought 353 shares at $80.90 per share on Aug 28 ’25.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Western Digital Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.18%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.46.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WDC has a high of $112.83 and a low of $28.83.
As of this writing, WDC has an earnings estimate of $1.57 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 21.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.66 per share and a lower estimate of $1.42. The company reported an EPS of $1.78 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. WDC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.33B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $7.02B in debt and $5.24B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $15.31, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $12.22B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WDC is Buy with a score of 4.54.
