Why Sandisk, Memory Stocks Have Soared While the AI Trade Treads Water [Yahoo! Finance]
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Data storage stocks have been on a tear for months, with booming demand and a severe supply crunch helping them to dodge the AI bubble concerns that have weighed on the rest of the AI ecosystem. Big tech stocks may have lost some of their luster in recent months, but the first few sessions of 2026 suggest investors are still eager to chase momentum where they see it. Data storage stocks skyrocketed earlier this week after Nvidia ( NVDA ) CEO Jensen Huang, speaking at the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas on Monday, highlighted the artificial intelligence industry's huge demand for memory and storage hardware. Shares of Sandisk ( SNDK ) soared more than 27% on Tuesday. The stock rose more than 500% in 2025, and added another 43% over the first three sessions of 2026. Western Digital ( WDC ) and Seagate Technology ( STX ) stocks, both of which tripled in value last year, advanced 17% and 14%, respectively, on Tuesday. (All three stocks gave back some of those gains Wedne
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- 10/30/25 - Beat
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- 1/8/26 - Form SCHEDULE
- 12/22/25 - Form 4
- 12/22/25 - Form 4
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