Insider Selling: Cole Martin I, Western Digital Corp [WDC] Director divested 10,000 shares

Daniel Torres

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Western Digital Corp shares valued at $1,613,212 were sold by Cole Martin I on Nov 05 ’25. At $161.32 per share, Cole Martin I sold 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 39,504 shares worth approximately $6.56 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Tan Irving sold 20,000 shares, netting a total of over 3,013,784 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $150.69 each, the insider now holds 645,467 shares.

Before that, Martin I Cole had added 16,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,434,880, the Affiliate bought Western Digital Corp shares for $152.18 each.

As published in a research note from TD Cowen on October 31, 2025, Western Digital Corp [WDC] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $200. Analysts at BofA Securities resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of September 29, 2025, Rosenblatt has reiterated its “Buy” rating for WDC. Earlier on September 16, 2025, Bernstein initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for WDC stock.

Analyzing WDC Stock Performance

On last trading session, Western Digital Corp [NASDAQ: WDC] plunged -2.28% to $166.11. The stock’s lowest price that day was $165.03, but it reached a high of $175.62 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.75%. Over the course of the year, Western Digital Corp shares have jumped approximately 215.80%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $178.45 on 11/11/25 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 162.22, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 158.33. In the upper region, resistance lies at 172.81. The next price resistance is at 179.51. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 68.92 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 steep in short interest on 2025-10-31 dropping by -4.89 million shares to 31.96 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 36.85 million shares. A decline of -15.31% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.01 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.01.

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In terms of Western Digital Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 175.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.24% from the previous closing price of $169.99. Analysts anticipate Western Digital Corp stock to reach 200 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 135. In spite of this, 19 analysts ranked Western Digital Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 31, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $90.

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