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Investing in Western Digital Corp. (WDC): What You Must Know

Western Digital Corp.’s recently made public that its Chief Executive Officer Goeckeler David unloaded Company’s shares for reported $5.27 million on Sep 26 ’24. In the deal valued at $70.32 per share,75,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Goeckeler David now holds 896,630 shares worth roughly $60.31 million.

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Then, DAVID GOECKELER bought 75,000 shares, generating $5,274,000 in total proceeds.

Before that, Zamiska Gene M. sold 2,169 shares. Western Digital Corp. shares valued at $134,391 were divested by the SVP & Princ. Acctg Officer at a price of $61.96 per share. As a result of the transaction, Zamiska Gene M. now holds 32,601 shares, worth roughly $2.19 million.

TD Cowen reiterated its Western Digital Corp. [WDC] rating to a Buy in a research note published on September 13, 2024; the price target was $80. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Summit Insights’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early August from “a Buy” to “a Hold”. Citigroup began covering WDC with “Buy” recommendation on May 14, 2024. The Benchmark Company revised its rating on April 26, 2024. It rated WDC as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.

Price Performance Review of WDC

On Monday, Western Digital Corp. [NASDAQ:WDC] saw its stock jump 0.34% to $67.26. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.64%. Western Digital Corp. shares have risen nearly 28.43% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 56.20% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $81.55 was reached on 06/18/24, a 52-week low of $35.62 was recorded on 01/10/24. SMA at 50 days reached $64.93, while 200 days put it at $66.40.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For WDC Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 66.33, which if violated will result in even more drops to 65.41. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 67.92. A further resistance level may holdings at 68.59. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 54.98, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.88, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 30.85%. Stochastics %K at 65.98% indicates the stock is a holding.

How much short interest is there in Western Digital Corp.?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Western Digital Corp. stocks on 2024-09-30, growing by 2.18 million shares to a total of 19.54 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-08-30 was 17.36 million shares. There was a rise of 11.13%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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