Western Digital Outperforms Analyst Expectations, Stock Price Up Despite Anticipated Q3 Sales

Western Digital reported better-than-expected earnings and sales for the March-ending quarter on Thursday, boosting its stock price. The company earned an adjusted 63 cents per share on $3.46 billion in sales, surpassing analyst predictions of 22 cents per share on $3.37 billion in sales.

Looking ahead, Western Digital expects to generate $3.7 billion in sales for the current quarter at the midpoint of its range, slightly below analyst projections of $3.71 billion. Despite the strong performance, Western Digital’s stock was down fractionally in after-hours trading.

Western Digital is one of the largest makers of hard disk drives and flash data storage products, and it plans to spin off its flash and hard-drive businesses by the second half of 2024. Prior to earnings, Western Digital stock was trading flat at $69.44, up 32% year-to-date and 111% in the past 12 months.

Western Digital’s technical ratings indicate mixed performance, with a Composite Rating of 66 out of 99, an EPS Rating of 5 out of 99, and a Relative Strength rating of 96 out of 99. Despite recent struggles in earnings, investors are optimistic about a potential turnaround in Western Digital stock.

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