Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Western Digital Corp shares valued at $102,363 were sold by Tregillis Cynthia L on Jan 21 ’26. At $229.00 per share, Tregillis Cynthia L sold 447 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 143,318 shares worth approximately $34.67 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CYNTHIA LOCK TREGILLIS purchased 447 shares, netting a total of over 102,363 in proceeds.
Before that, Gubbi Vidyadhara K had sold 13,877 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,219,510, the Chief of Global Operations traded Western Digital Corp shares for $159.94 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 13,877 shares, worth approximately $32.85 million.
As published in their initiating research note from China Renaissance on December 05, 2025, Western Digital Corp [WDC] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $193. Analysts at TD Cowen resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of October 21, 2025, BofA Securities has reiterated its “Buy” rating for WDC. Earlier on September 29, 2025, Rosenblatt resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for WDC stock.
Analyzing WDC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Western Digital Corp [NASDAQ: WDC] rose 8.49% to $241.9. The stock’s lowest price that day was $226.1, but it reached a high of $244.9 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 13.04%. Over the course of the year, Western Digital Corp shares have jumped approximately 392.21%.
Is Western Digital Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Western Digital Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 6.04 million shares to 36.87 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 30.83 million shares. A jump of 16.39% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.96 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.96.
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In terms of Western Digital Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 230 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.15% from the previous closing price of $222.97. Analysts anticipate Western Digital Corp stock to reach 260 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 165. In spite of this, 19 analysts ranked Western Digital Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 16, 2025, Bernstein assigned a price target of “a Mkt perform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $96.
