Western Digital Corporation (WDC): Price and Financial Metrics
Western Digital Corporation (WDC)
Today's Latest Price: $41.41 USD
Updated Oct 20 4:00pm
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Ranked of 8 in Technology - Storage
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WDC Stock Summary
- Western Digital Corp's market capitalization of $12,379,355,204 is ahead of 86.45% of US-listed equities.
- Western Digital Corp's stock had its IPO on January 2, 1987, making it an older stock than 92.1% of US equities in our set.
- Over the past twelve months, WDC has reported earnings growth of 101.65%, putting it ahead of 88.62% of US stocks in our set.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Western Digital Corp, a group of peers worth examining would be FOLD, SRPT, PTCT, BCRX, and BBIO.
- Visit WDC's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.westerndigital.com.
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WDC Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $41.41 | 52-week high | $72.00 |
| Prev. close | $40.92 | 52-week low | $27.40 |
| Day low | $40.80 | Volume | 7,436,432 |
| Day high | $41.84 | Avg. volume | 6,142,156 |
| 50-day MA | $37.12 | Dividend yield | N/A |
| 200-day MA | $45.94 | Market Cap | 12.60B |
Western Digital Corporation (WDC) Company Bio
Western Digital develops, manufactures, and sells data storage solutions that enable consumers, businesses, governments, and other organizations to create, manage, experience, and preserve digital content. The company was founded in 1970 and is based in Irvine, California.
WDC Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $41.41 | $0.44 | -99% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Western Digital Corp with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Western Digital Corp ranked in the 3th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that all scenearios modelled for this stock suggest it is overvalued. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Western Digital Corp, consider:
- The stock's equity weight, or the proportion of capital from equity relative to debt, is 56. Notably, its equity weight is greater than only 9.22% of US equities in the Technology sector yielding a positive free cash flow.
- Its compound free cash flow growth rate, as measured over the past 5.55 years, is -0.35% -- higher than just 3.9% of stocks in our DCF forecasting set.
- Western Digital Corp's effective tax rate, as measured by taxes paid relative to net income, is at 36 -- greater than 91.44% of US stocks with positive free cash flow.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -99% |
| 1% | -99% |
| 2% | -99% |
| 3% | -99% |
| 4% | -99% |
| 5% | -99% |
For other companies in the Technology that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as WDC, try AYX, CCRC, SQ, TCX, and UPLD.
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