Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) Updates Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.900-1.200 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.510. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.8 billion-$4.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.0 billion.

Western Digital Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ WDC traded down $0.07 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $62.80. 10,451,925 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,069,527. The company has a current ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Western Digital has a fifty-two week low of $52.77 and a fifty-two week high of $81.55. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $65.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $65.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.71 billion, a PE ratio of 36.94 and a beta of 1.43.

Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The data storage provider reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.91 by ($0.36). Western Digital had a return on equity of 8.57% and a net margin of 4.81%. Sell-side analysts predict that Western Digital will post 5.54 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Western Digital from $75.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Western Digital from $95.00 to $85.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Benchmark lowered shares of Western Digital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $70.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Western Digital from $74.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Western Digital from $89.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $85.68.

Insider Buying and Selling at Western Digital

In other Western Digital news, SVP Gene M. Zamiska sold 658 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.99, for a total transaction of $46,053.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 28,863 shares in the company, valued at $2,020,121.37. This trade represents a 2.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders sold a total of 1,347 shares of company stock valued at $93,027 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

About Western Digital

Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions in the United States, China, Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, rest of Asia, and internationally. It offers client devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) for desktop and notebook personal computers (PCs), gaming consoles, and set top boxes; and flash-based embedded storage products for mobile phones, tablets, notebook PCs, and other portable and wearable devices, as well as automotive, Internet of Things, industrial, and connected home applications.