GURU.Markets stock price, segment price, and overall market index valuation
The company's share price Western Digital
Western Digital is one of the two remaining giants in hard disk drive (HDD) production and a major player in the flash memory (SSD) market. Its stock chart tells the story of a cyclical technology business, balancing between the shrinking but profitable HDD market and the volatile flash memory market.
Share prices of companies in the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital is one of the two remaining major hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturers, and also a major NAND flash memory producer following its acquisition of SanDisk. We classify it as a Comp Set company, and the chart below reflects the cyclical nature of this segment.
Broad Market Index - GURU.Markets
Western Digital is one of the world's largest manufacturers of data storage solutions, including hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). It is a component of the GURU.Markets index. The chart below represents the market. How does changing data demand affect Western Digital shares?
Change in the price of a company, segment, and market as a whole per day
WDC - Daily change in the company's share price Western Digital
Western Digital is one of the world's leading manufacturers of hard drives and flash memory. Its daily price change is a measure of volatility in the cyclical data storage sector. This metric, while not particularly eye-catching, is an important element in the formulas on System.GURU.Markets.
Daily change in the price of a set of shares in a market segment - Comp set
Western Digital Corporation is a leader in the data storage market. This chart shows the average daily volatility of the technology sector. Comparing it to WDC's performance helps understand how sensitive its business, which encompasses both hard drives and flash memory, is to cycles.
Daily change in the price of a broad market stock, index - GURU.Markets
Western Digital is one of the two remaining major hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturers and a major player in the flash memory market. The data storage market is cyclical and technologically saturated. The chart below shows the overall volatility of the technology sector, allowing us to assess how WDC is adapting to change.
Dynamics of market capitalization of the company, segment and the market as a whole over 12 months
Annual dynamics of the company's market capitalization Western Digital
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is one of two remaining hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturers and a major player in the flash memory market. Its year-over-year performance reflects the supply and demand cycles in these volatile yet critical markets.
Annual dynamics of market capitalization of the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital Corporation is one of the two remaining giants in the hard disk drive (HDD) market, and is also a major manufacturer of flash memory (NAND flash). The company is at the center of a technological transition. The chart shows how its ability to compete in both markets impacts its performance in a cyclical industry.
Annual dynamics of market capitalization of broad market stocks, index - GURU.Markets
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is a key manufacturer of data storage devices. Its business, which encompasses both hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs), is highly cyclical. WDC's stock price reflects the ups and downs of the memory market, which are often sharper than those of the broader market.
Dynamics of market capitalization of the company, segment and the market as a whole for the month
Monthly dynamics of the company's market capitalization Western Digital
Western Digital's (WDC) Perf_Month_Co market capitalization reflects demand cycles for its hard drives (HDDs) and flash memory (NAND flash memory). Monthly fluctuations are driven by chip prices, data center orders, and consumer demand for storage devices.
Monthly dynamics of market capitalization of the market segment - Comp set
This chart reflects the dynamics of the cyclical data storage sector. For Western Digital, a key player, it provides context. Its movements illustrate how demand for cloud storage is struggling with the decline in the PC market and the cyclical nature of flash memory prices.
Monthly dynamics of market capitalization of broad market stocks, index - GURU.Markets
Western Digital Corporation is one of the world's leading manufacturers of data storage solutions, including hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). The company's business is highly cyclical and depends on the supply and demand of the memory market. The broad market chart allows us to assess how much technology cycles and chip prices have influenced WDC shares.
Dynamics of market capitalization of the company, segment and the market as a whole for the week
Weekly dynamics of the company's market capitalization Western Digital
Western Digital, a manufacturer of hard drives and flash memory, shares reflect the weekly cyclical nature of the data storage market. Price movements reflect demand from PC and data center manufacturers, as well as the price of memory chips, which can fluctuate wildly.
Weekly dynamics of market capitalization of the market segment - Comp set
Data storage system manufacturers are a cyclical sector. Weekly performance of the entire industry reflects demand for hard drives and flash memory from PC and data center manufacturers. The chart illustrates these broad technological trends, against which Western Digital competes.
Weekly dynamics of market capitalization of stocks of the broad market, index - GURU.Markets
Western Digital, like Seagate, is a leader in data storage devices. The company operates in a cyclical technology market. The chart below shows how WDC shares react to overall market fluctuations, reflecting demand for PCs, data centers, and flash memory.
Market capitalization of the company, segment and market as a whole
WDC - Market capitalization of the company Western Digital
Western Digital's market capitalization chart is a story of competition and survival in the data storage market. Along with Seagate, the company is one of the last major hard drive manufacturers, while simultaneously developing its solid-state drive (SSD) business. Its cyclical dynamics are a narrative of price wars and technological shifts in the industry.
WDC - Share of the company's market capitalization Western Digital within the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is one of the two giants in the data storage market. The company holds a significant share of both the hard drive (HDD) and flash memory (NAND) markets. The chart illustrates its complex battle for leadership in an industry where technology is rapidly changing and competition is fierce.
Market capitalization of the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is one of the two dominant hard drive (HDD) manufacturers and a major player in the flash memory (SSD) market. The chart below shows the overall market capitalization of the data storage sector. Its cyclical dynamics reflect technological advances and fluctuations in demand from PCs and data centers.
Market capitalization of all companies included in a broad market index - GURU.Markets
Western Digital is one of the two remaining giants in hard drive (HDD) production and a major player in the flash memory (SSD) market. Its market capitalization is a story of survival and adaptation in the rapidly changing world of data storage. Its performance on the overall chart reflects the world's constant need for information storage.
Book value capitalization of the company, segment and market as a whole
WDC - Book value capitalization of the company Western Digital
Western Digital's foundation is its high-tech hard disk drive (HDD) and solid-state drive (SSD) manufacturing facilities, as well as its portfolio of key patents. Book value reflects the tangible, physical capital required to store the world's data. How has this capital changed? The chart below shows the history of its adaptation to new technologies.
WDC - Share of the company's book capitalization Western Digital within the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is a pillar of the data storage industry, owning highly sophisticated disk manufacturing facilities. The chart shows the share of these unique manufacturing assets, reflecting the physical scale required to create the "memory" of our digital world.
Market segment balance sheet capitalization - Comp set
Manufacturing data storage devices like Western Digital's is a high-tech and capital-intensive process. Owning its own clean rooms and factories makes it a "heavyweight" player in the IT sector, unlike "lightweight" software companies.
Book value of all companies included in the broad market index - GURU.Markets
Western Digital's assets are high-tech factories producing data storage devices, including hard drives (HDDs) for data centers and flash memory (NAND flash). The book value reflects the production capacity of one of the pillars of the information storage industry. The chart shows the physical weight of this manufacturer in the digital infrastructure.
The ratio of market capitalization to book capitalization of a company, segment, and the market as a whole
Market capitalization to book capitalization ratio - Western Digital
Western Digital, like its competitor Seagate, often trades at a premium to its book value. The market values its duopoly in the hard drive market and its growing flash memory business, which is the foundation of data storage in the digital age.
Market to book capitalization ratio in a market segment - Comp set
Western Digital is a leading manufacturer of data storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). The chart shows how the market assesses its ability to compete in both technologies and adapt to changing data storage demand.
Market to book capitalization ratio for the market as a whole
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is one of the two dominant hard drive (HDD) manufacturers and a major flash memory (SSD) producer. It's a cyclical technology business that requires massive capital investment in its factories. This metric reflects how the market values a company operating in two distinct but interconnected data storage markets.
Debts of the company, segment and market as a whole
WDC - Company debts Western Digital
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is one of two remaining hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturers and a major player in the NAND flash memory market. The company uses debt to finance capital-intensive manufacturing and R&D. This chart reflects the financial challenges in a cyclical and technologically complex industry.
Market segment debts - Comp set
Western Digital is one of the two remaining giants in hard disk drive (HDD) production and a major player in the flash memory (SSD) market. The company operates in a highly competitive and cyclical industry. This chart shows how Western Digital manages its debt load to fund capital-intensive manufacturing and R&D in an environment of constant technological change.
Market debt in general
Western Digital is one of the largest manufacturers of data storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). This market is cyclical and highly competitive. This chart helps assess how the company manages its debt amid technological shifts and fluctuating demand, and how it finances its expensive research and production.
Debt to book value of the company, segment and market as a whole
The company's debt to book capitalization ratio Western Digital
Western Digital operates in the cyclical data storage industry, where technological breakthroughs and price wars are the norm. This chart reflects how the company uses debt financing to survive and grow in this environment. It demonstrates its ability to invest in new technologies, such as flash memory, and manage financial risk during periods of declining demand.
Market segment debt to market segment book capitalization - Comp set
Western Digital, a key manufacturer of data storage solutions, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs), compares the company's debt to the overall market capitalization of the entire sector. It shows how the company manages its finances in an environment of intense competition, technological shifts, and cyclical demand.
Debt to book value of all companies in the market
Western Digital, a data storage device maker, operates in a cyclical technology industry. This chart compares the company's debt to the overall market capitalization. It helps understand how the company's financial policies, driven by demand for PCs and data centers, correlate with overall technology and economic cycles.
P/E of the company, segment and market as a whole
P/E - Western Digital
Western Digital is a leading manufacturer of data storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). This chart illustrates the cyclical nature of the business, which depends on supply and demand in the memory market. Investors are assessing the company's ability to adapt to the transition to flash memory and the growth of cloud storage.
P/E of the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital is one of the world's largest manufacturers of data storage devices, including hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). The company's products are used in PCs, data centers, and consumer electronics. This chart shows the average rating for computer component manufacturers, which helps assess WDC's position in this market.
P/E of the market as a whole
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is one of the last major hard drive (HDD) manufacturers and a major player in the flash memory (SSD) market. The company's valuation reflects the fierce competition and cyclicality of the data storage industry. To what extent does it follow general technology trends, and to what extent is it a unique story of survival and adaptation?
Future P/E of the company, segment and market as a whole
Future (projected) P/E of the company Western Digital
Western Digital is a leading manufacturer of data storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). The company's future profits depend on memory demand in data centers, PCs, and consumer electronics. This chart shows market expectations regarding memory cycles and data growth.
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Future (projected) P/E of the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is a key manufacturer of data storage devices, including both traditional hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). This chart shows how analysts project WD's future profitability, assessing its ability to compete in both markets and capitalize on the growing volume of data generated worldwide.
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Future (projected) P/E of the market as a whole
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is a leading manufacturer of data storage devices, including hard drives and solid-state drives. This chart of overall market expectations reflects confidence in the continued growth of data volumes, a fundamental driver for the entire storage industry.
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Profit of the company, segment and market as a whole
Company profit Western Digital
Western Digital is one of the two remaining giants in hard disk drive (HDD) production and a major player in the flash memory (SSD) market. This chart reflects its position in the data storage industry. The company's profitability depends on the complex balance between data center demand for HDDs and the volatile flash memory market.
Profit of companies in the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital is one of the largest manufacturers of data storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). This chart shows profitability in the computer components sector. The company operates in a cyclical industry, where its success depends on the balance of supply and demand, as well as technological innovations in data storage.
Overall market profit
Western Digital is a key manufacturer of data storage solutions, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). Demand for its products comes from both consumers and large data centers. This chart, reflecting the health of the corporate sector, influences investments in IT infrastructure and consumer spending on electronics.
Future (predicted) profit of the company, segment and market as a whole
Future (projected) profit of the company Western Digital
Western Digital is a leading manufacturer of data storage devices, including hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). This chart shows analysts' expectations for future profits. The forecast depends on cyclical demand for memory from PCs, smartphones, and, most importantly, cloud data centers that need storage.
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Future (predicted) profit of companies in the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is one of the two largest hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturers and a major player in the flash memory (NAND) and solid-state drive (SSD) markets. The sector's profit forecasts, shown in the chart, highlight the company's highly cyclical nature and price competition. This chart helps assess how Western Digital balances these two distinct storage technologies.
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Future (predicted) profit of the market as a whole
Western Digital is a key manufacturer of data storage devices, including hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). Demand for its products is driven by the growing volume of data generated both in data centers and on consumer devices. The positive outlook in this chart reflects investments in digital infrastructure.
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P/S of the company, segment and market as a whole
P/S - Western Digital
Western Digital is one of the largest manufacturers of data storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). This chart shows how the market values the company's revenue in a cyclical and highly competitive industry. The dynamics reflect the balance of demand from data centers and the consumer market.
P/S market segment - Comp set
Western Digital is one of the world's leading manufacturers of data storage solutions, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). The company's products are used in PCs, data centers, and consumer electronics. This chart shows the average market value for the sector, helping to understand how the market views WDC's position in the cyclical memory industry.
P/S of the market as a whole
Western Digital is one of the two remaining major hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturers and a major player in the flash memory (NAND) and solid-state drive (SSD) markets. The company provides storage solutions for all segments. This chart shows how the market values the technology company's revenue in a cyclical and competitive industry.
Future P/S of the company, segment and market as a whole
Future (projected) P/S of the company Western Digital
Western Digital is one of the two remaining major hard drive (HDD) manufacturers and a major player in the flash memory (SSD) market. This chart shows how investors estimate its future revenue. This estimate reflects the cyclical nature of the memory market and the balance between HDD demand in data centers and SSD demand in other segments.
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Future (projected) P/S of the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital is one of the world's largest manufacturers of data storage solutions, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). This chart compares the company's estimated future sales with other computer component manufacturers. It reflects investor expectations for cyclical memory demand, which is driven by the PC and data center markets.
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Future (projected) P/S of the market as a whole
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is a key manufacturer of data storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). Demand for its products is driven by the growth of data in the cloud and on endpoints. This graph of overall expectations is important for WDC, as economic activity generates data that requires storage.
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Sales of the company, segment and market as a whole
Company sales Western Digital
This chart shows the revenue of Western Digital, a key player in the data storage market. The company's revenue comes from sales of both traditional hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) for various segments, from personal devices to cloud data centers. Revenue dynamics reflect the cyclical nature of the memory market and the ongoing battle between HDD and SSD technologies.
Sales of companies in the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital is one of the two remaining giants in hard drive (HDD) production and a major player in the flash memory (SSD) market. The company provides data storage solutions for all market segments. This chart shows revenue in the computer components sector. It reflects the cyclical demand for memory, which depends on the state of the PC, smartphone, and data center markets.
Overall market sales
Western Digital is a key manufacturer of data storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). Demand for its products comes from both the PC market and data centers. This overall economic activity chart reflects consumer spending on electronics and corporate investment in IT infrastructure, which drive Western Digital.
Future sales volume of the company, segment and market as a whole
Future (projected) sales of the company Western Digital
Western Digital is a key player in the data storage market, producing both hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). This revenue forecast chart reflects the cyclical nature of the memory market. The growth is driven by expectations of a recovery in demand and prices for flash memory, as well as stable demand for high-capacity HDDs from data centers.
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Future (projected) sales of companies in the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital is one of the world's two remaining major hard drive (HDD) manufacturers and a leading manufacturer of solid-state drives (SSDs) and flash memory. Their products are used everywhere, from PCs to data centers. This chart shows projected revenue for the computer components sector, reflecting the cyclical nature of the memory market and the demand for data storage.
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Future (projected) sales of the market as a whole
Western Digital is a key player in the data storage market, producing both hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). Demand for its products is driven by the exponential growth of global data. Overall economic activity, reflected in forecasts, is driving digitalization and, consequently, demand for WDC storage devices.
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Marginality of the company, segment and market as a whole
Company marginality Western Digital
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is a leading data storage device manufacturer. This chart reflects the competition between HDD and flash memory (NAND) technologies. The company's profitability depends on the balance of demand for both product types, flash memory prices, and its ability to manage production capacity in a cyclical industry.
Market segment marginality - Comp set
Western Digital is one of the largest manufacturers of data storage devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). The company's profitability depends on the balance of supply and demand in the memory market and production efficiency. This chart shows the average profitability in the sector, helping to assess how Western Digital competes in a technologically complex industry.
Market marginality as a whole
Western Digital is a key player in the data storage market, producing both hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). This overall business profitability curve impacts demand from corporate and consumer customers. Economic growth drives data creation and device upgrades, but the company operates in an environment of fierce competition and technological shifts.
Employees in the company, segment and market as a whole
Number of employees in the company Western Digital
Western Digital is one of the two remaining giants in hard disk drive (HDD) production and a major player in the flash memory (SSD) market. This chart shows the massive global workforce required to develop and mass-produce the complex data storage devices that underpin our digital world, from data centers to personal computers.
Share of the company's employees Western Digital within the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital is a major manufacturer of data storage solutions, including HDDs and SSDs. Like Seagate, its massive manufacturing operations require a large global workforce. This chart demonstrates its scale as one of the two remaining giants in HDD production, measuring its significant share of the workforce in the data storage hardware sector.
Number of employees in the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital, along with Seagate, is one of the two remaining giants in hard drive (HDD) production, and a major player in the flash memory (SSD) market. This chart illustrates the complex dynamics of the data storage industry. It reflects both the decline of traditional HDDs and investments in more modern solid-state drive (SSD) technologies.
Number of employees in the market as a whole
Western Digital is a dominant player in the data storage market. Its extensive manufacturing and R&D staff is at the center of the world's ever-growing need for data storage and access, developing both hard drives and SSDs.
Market capitalization per employee (in thousands of dollars) of the company, segment, and market as a whole
Market capitalization per employee (in thousands of dollars) of the company Western Digital (WDC)
Western Digital is a leader in the production of data storage devices, from hard drives to flash memory. This business requires massive investments in factories and R&D. This metric reflects the balance between the cost of technology and the need to maintain a large production staff. It's a classic example of high-tech manufacturing.
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Market capitalization per employee (in thousands of dollars) in the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital (WDC) is the second of two remaining hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturers and a major player in the flash memory (SSD) market. Like Seagate, it is a mature technology company that requires fabs. This metric, compared to the industry average, helps assess how effectively the market perceives WDC to manage its R&D and manufacturing.
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Market capitalization per employee (in thousands of dollars) for the overall market
Western Digital, like Seagate, is a key player in the data storage market. This metric reflects the industry's transition from HDDs to flash memory (SSDs). The market evaluates the company's ability to compete on both fronts and its role in meeting growing global demand for data storage, as well as the efficiency of its manufacturing operations.
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Profit per employee (in thousands of dollars) for the company, segment, and market as a whole
Profit per employee (in thousands of dollars) of the company Western Digital (WDC)
Western Digital (WDC) is the second of the two giants in data storage manufacturing. They produce both HDDs (for data centers) and NAND flash memory (SSDs). This is a high-tech mass production. This chart shows their production efficiency. Their profit per employee depends on the cyclical memory market and factory automation.
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Profit per employee (in thousands of dollars) in the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital (WDC) is one of two remaining HDD (hard drive) manufacturers. This chart shows the benchmark for "Computer Components." Average profit per employee in this sector is cyclical. The benchmark reflects the efficiency of mass-producing a commodity in highly automated factories in Asia.
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Profit per employee (in thousands of dollars) for the market as a whole
Western Digital is a leader in the data storage industry, producing both hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). This chart shows how efficiently technological production, which requires massive investments in factories and R&D, generates profit per employee in a highly competitive environment.
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Sales to employees of the company, segment and market as a whole
Sales per company employee Western Digital (WDC)
Western Digital is one of the largest manufacturers of data storage devices, including hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). This chart shows how the company performs in a cyclical industry. Revenue per employee reflects production efficiency and depends on demand from PCs, data centers, and consumer electronics.
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Sales per employee in the market segment - Comp set
Western Digital (WDC) is the second largest company in the data storage market. Unlike Seagate (which produces only HDDs), WDC produces both HDDs (for data centers) and flash memory (SSDs). This is a capital-intensive industry. This chart shows the average revenue per employee for the sector. It helps assess the productivity of their diversified production facilities.
Sales per employee for the market as a whole
Western Digital is the second of two remaining hard drive (HDD) manufacturers and a major flash memory (SSD) producer. Their business is high-tech mass production in a cyclical industry. This chart shows how efficiently their factories (fabs) generate revenue in an environment of fierce competition and fluctuating memory prices.
Short shares by company, segment and market as a whole
Shares shorted by company Western Digital (WDC)
Western Digital (WDC) is one of two remaining HDD (hard drive) manufacturers and a major player in the flash memory (SSD) market. This chart shows bearish bets. Bears point to the extreme cyclicality of the memory market, with periods of shortages followed by oversupply and price collapses, as well as the displacement of HDDs.
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Shares shorted by market segment - Comp set
Western Digital (WDC) is the second of two remaining hard drive (HDD) manufacturers, a direct competitor to Seagate. They are also a major flash memory (SSD) manufacturer. This chart shows bearish bets. WDC's short position is a bet that their HDD business is dying (like Seagate's) and that the flash memory (SSD) market is too cyclical and low-margin to offset losses in HDDs.
Shares shorted by the overall market
Western Digital (WDC) is one of the two dominant manufacturers of data storage devices (HDDs and SSDs). It's a highly cyclical, commodity-like technology business. When this market fear indicator rises, it foreshadows a decline in consumer PC demand and a reduction in corporate data center spending. For WDC, this means lower volumes and pricing pressure.
RSI 14 indicator for a company, segment, and market as a whole
The company's RSI 14 indicator Western Digital (WDC)
Western Digital, like Seagate, operates in the cyclical data storage market (HDD and SSD). This oscillator above 70 may reflect peak demand or rising memory prices. Oversold levels (<30) are often associated with concerns about excess inventory, falling prices, or a general downturn in the tech sector.
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RSI 14 Market Segment - Comp set
Western Digital (WDC) is one of two HDD giants (like STX), which is also a major player in NAND flash memory. These are two extremely cynical, yet critical markets. This indicator shows the "temperature" of the sector. It helps understand: is WDC overheated by the memory price recovery, or is the entire components sector overbought?
RSI 14 for the overall market
Western Digital (WDC) is a key data storage solutions manufacturer, competing with Seagate in HDDs and actively participating in the flash memory (SSD) market. It's a cyclical technology business. This chart gauges overall investor sentiment. It helps us understand whether WDC's fluctuations are driven by general panic in the semiconductor sector (oversold conditions) or euphoria, rather than memory prices.
Analyst consensus forecast for the company's share price, the segment, and the market as a whole
Analyst consensus stock price forecast WDC (Western Digital)
Western Digital is one of the two (along with Seagate) giants in hard disk drive (HDD) production and a major player in the NAND flash memory (SSD) market. This chart shows the average Wall Street price target. It reflects analysts' cyclical expectations for flash memory prices and data center storage demand.
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The difference between the consensus estimate and the actual stock price WDC (Western Digital)
Western Digital (WDC) is the second of the two data storage giants, producing both traditional hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (NAND flash). This chart shows its memory pricing. It illustrates the gap between the price and the consensus target, reflecting analysts' assessments of the cyclical flash memory market and HDD demand.
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Analyst consensus forecast for stock prices by market segment - Comp set
Western Digital (WDC) is a data storage giant, standing on two legs: traditional hard drives (HDDs) for data centers and flash memory (NAND) for SSDs. This chart shows analysts' overall expectations for the sector. It reflects whether experts believe demand for data storage will grow or whether they expect memory prices to decline.
Analysts' consensus forecast for the overall market share price
Western Digital (WDC) is one of the two remaining giants in hard disk drive (HDD) production and a major player in the NAND flash memory market. The company serves both data centers and consumers. This chart shows overall market sentiment. For WDC, which operates in the highly cyclical memory industry, the overall optimism of analysts is important as an indicator of future spending on IT and consumer electronics.
AKIMA index of the company, segment and market as a whole
AKiMA Company Index Western Digital
Western Digital is a data storage giant that stands on two legs. The first is traditional hard drives (HDDs), where they compete with Seagate. The second is flash memory (NAND/SSDs), where they compete with Micron and Samsung. This chart is a complex composite indicator reflecting two highly cyclical markets: demand for PC/data center memory and demand for HDDs for cold storage.
AKIMA Market Segment Index - Comp set
Western Digital (WDC) is one of the two (along with Seagate) dominant manufacturers of hard drives (HDDs) for data centers, and a major producer of flash memory (NAND) for PCs and smartphones. This composite metric evaluates companies. The chart shows the sector average. This benchmark: how does WDC's dual (HDD + NAND) strategy differentiate it from the average competitor?
The AKIM Index for the overall market
Western Digital (WDC), along with Seagate, forms a duopoly in the hard drive (HDD) market. The company is also a major manufacturer of flash memory (NAND), used in SSDs. This chart, reflecting the market average, is a backdrop. It helps assess how WDC, whose business is highly cyclical and dependent on demand for data storage (data centers, PCs), fits within the overall macroeconomic picture that impacts IT budgets.
