After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Computer Hardware industry segment, falling under the Technology sector. The current market capitalization of Western Digital Corp is $20.65B. A total of 6.65 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 7.76M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Zamiska Gene M. sold 245 shares of WDC for 58.01 per share on Jun 17 ’25. After the transaction, the SVP & Princ. Acctg Officer now owns 39,604 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 17 ’25, GENE M ZAMISKA bought 245 shares at 58.01 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Zamiska Gene M. disposed of 1,729 shares on Jun 05 ’25 at a per-share price of $54.88. This resulted in the SVP & Princ. Acctg Officer holding 40,089 shares of WDC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, GENE M ZAMISKA bought 1,729 shares at $54.88 per share on Jun 05 ’25.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Western Digital Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.10, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.17%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.25. WDC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.92% when it declared a $0.10 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/4/2025.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WDC has a high of $61.62 and a low of $28.83.
As of this writing, WDC has an earnings estimate of $1.46 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 19.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.56 per share and a lower estimate of $1.34.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $14.83, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $12.22B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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 4.75.
