Western Digital reported strong fiscal Q4 results with adjusted earnings of $3.56 per share on $3.75 billion revenue, surpassing Wall Street estimates. Revenue grew 44% year-over-year, and margins expanded, reflecting robust demand for data storage. However, shares fell 11% as the company’s fiscal Q1 2027 margin outlook of 55%-56% was seen as conservative compared to rival Seagate’s higher expectations. Western Digital remains confident in long-term growth driven by cloud and data-intensive workloads, expecting continued margin expansion and strong free cash flow.
SanDisk shares fell 2% while the broader memory sector, including peers Micron and Western Digital, saw gains of 3% and 0.8% respectively. This divergence occurred without any company-specific news, suggesting profit-taking or position trimming after...
SanDisk shares surged 6% in morning trading, significantly outperforming other memory and storage stocks like Western Digital and Micron, which rose 3% and 1% respectively. The spike lacks an official company announcement or news catalyst, suggesting...
