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Western Digital Corporation (WDC)
Last western digital corporation earnings: 4/30 04:01 pm
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The novel coronavirus (COVID-9) pandemic is forcing many companies to suspend their buybacks and dividends to conserve cash. As a result, many dividend stocks are losing their luster in this brutal bear market.One such stock isWestern DigitalNASDAQ:WDCcash dividend payout ratioImage source: Getty Images.Passing a cyclical troughWestern Digital's revenue and earnings declined over the past year as it struggled with two main headwinds. First, its flash memory and solid-state drive (SSD) business struggled as a supply glut crushed market prices. Second, demand for its platter-based hard disk drives (HDDs) fell as PC manufacturers and data center customers faced longer upgrade cycles.Growth (YOY)Q 09Q 09Q 09Q 00Q 00Revenue(%)(7%)(9%)(0%)Non-GAAP EPS(6%)(9%)(89%)(7%)YOY = Year-over-year. Source: WD quarterly reports.However, Western Digital's revenue growth stabilized last quarter as flash memory prices gradually improved. Those prices should continue rising as memory chipmakers produce fe
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- Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) is now covered by analysts at China Renaissance. They set a "buy" rating and a $193.00 price target on the stock.MarketBeat
- Hard-Drive Makers Are the Real AI Winners. Expect More Gains, Citi Says. [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Western Digital Corporation (WDC) Presents at UBS Global Technology and AI Conference 2025 Transcript [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
- Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) had its "hold (c+)" rating reaffirmed by analysts at <a style="font-weight:bold" href="https://weissratings.com/">Weiss Ratings</a>.MarketBeat
- Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc..MarketBeat
WDC
Earnings
- 10/30/25 - Beat
WDC
Sec Filings
- 12/5/25 - Form 144
- 12/5/25 - Form 144
- 12/4/25 - Form 144
- WDC's page on the SEC website