The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Western Digital Corp shares valued at $1,024,162 were sold by Gubbi Vidyadhara K on Sep 04 ’25. At $90.29 per share, Gubbi Vidyadhara K sold 11,343 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 151,596 shares worth approximately $18.37 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, VIDYADHARA K GUBBI purchased 11,343 shares, netting a total of over 1,024,162 in proceeds.
Before that, Zamiska Gene M. had sold 353 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $28,558, the SVP & Princ. Acctg Officer traded Western Digital Corp shares for $80.90 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 353 shares, worth approximately $3.32 million.
As published in a research note from Rosenblatt on September 29, 2025, Western Digital Corp [WDC] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $125. Analysts at Bernstein started covering the stock with ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of July 31, 2025, TD Cowen has reiterated its “Buy” rating for WDC. Earlier on July 10, 2025, Goldman initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for WDC stock.
Analyzing WDC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Western Digital Corp [NASDAQ: WDC] rose 1.04% to $121.18. The stock’s lowest price that day was $119.4125, but it reached a high of $123.3 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.21%. Over the course of the year, Western Digital Corp shares have jumped approximately 141.70%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $137.40 on 10/02/25 and a 52-week low of $28.83 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Western Digital Corp (WDC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 119.29, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 117.41. In the upper region, resistance lies at 123.18. The next price resistance is at 125.19. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 65.99 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Western Digital Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Western Digital Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 6.15 million shares to 39.48 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 33.33 million shares. A jump of 15.58% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.11 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.11.
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In terms of Western Digital Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 95 in the next 12 months, down nearly -20.79% from the previous closing price of $119.93. Analysts anticipate Western Digital Corp stock to reach 171 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 50. In spite of this, 19 analysts ranked Western Digital Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 01, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $57.
