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

Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.900-1.200 for the period, compared to the consensus 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 Trading Up 3.6 %

Shares of Western Digital stock opened at $65.06 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $65.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $65.62. The stock has a market cap of $22.49 billion, a PE ratio of 38.35 and a beta of 1.43. 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 12-month low of $52.77 and a 12-month high of $81.55.

Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The data storage provider reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.91 by ($0.36). Western Digital had a return on equity of 8.57% and a net margin of 4.81%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Western Digital will post 5.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Rosenblatt Securities cut their target price on Western Digital from $115.00 to $95.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America lowered their target price on Western Digital from $89.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $95.00 price objective on shares of Western Digital in a research report on Friday, January 17th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Western Digital from $74.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Western Digital from $87.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $85.68.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Western Digital news, SVP Gene M. Zamiska sold 658 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The stock was 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 directly owns 28,863 shares in the company, valued at $2,020,121.37. This represents a 2.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders have sold 1,347 shares of company stock worth $93,027 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Western Digital Company Profile

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.