Western Digital Corp: (NASD: WDC)

$60.46

1.41 (2.39%)

Volume 2,595,165

May 17 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 2-Buy

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		59.13 - 60.48
	
		52wk Low - High
		28.31 - 60.48
	
		Previous Close
		59.05
	
		Avg. Volume
		3,329,810
	
		Industry
		COMP-STORAGE DEV
	
		Market Cap
		14.21 B
	
		Div - Yield
		1.00 - 1.69
	
		Beta
		1.48
	
		PE (Forward)
		7.09
	
		Current Year Est.
		8.32
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		-0.56%
	
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
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                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            7.09
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            2.80
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            8.32
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            1.79
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            1.78
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            -0.56%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-24-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            9.90
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            2.53%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Western Digital Corp. designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad line of hard drives featuring leading-edge technology.  The company's hard drives are designed for the desktop PC market and the high-end hard drive market and, recently, for the emerging market for hard drives specially designed for audio-visual applications, such as new video recording devices. The company sells its products worldwide to computer manufacturers for inclusion in their computer systems or subsystems and to distributors, resellers and retailers.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (06/2013)	Next Year (06/2014)
Average Estimate	1.79	1.99	8.33	7.81
Number of Estimates	14	13	16	15
Low Estimate	1.74	1.67	8.24	5.96
High Estimate	1.86	2.27	8.41	NA
Year Ago EPS	3.35	2.36	7.80	8.33
EPS Growth	-46.72%	-15.81%	6.73%	-6.16%

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Average Earnings Estimates for WDC

EPS Growth for WDC

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
WESTERN DIGITAL	WDC	59.05
HUTCHINSON TECH	HTCH	4.74
DATALINK CORP	DTLK	11.30
DOT HILL SYS CP	HILL	1.80
EMC CORP -MASS	EMC	24.06
FUSION-IO INC	FIO	14.83
GSI TECHNOLOGY	GSIT	5.67
IMATION CORP	IMN	3.84
NETAPP INC	NTAP	38.46
SEAGATE TECH	STX	40.59

Sector:Computer and Technology>> Industry:COMP-STORAGE DEV

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Seagate Beats Earnings, Rev Down

May 02, 2013

WDC Beats Earnings Est, Revs Up

Apr 25, 2013

Western Digital Invests in Skyera

Mar 14, 2013

WDC Launches Multipurpose Player

Feb 13, 2013

Seagate Beats EPS, Revenues Exceed

Jan 30, 2013

Western Digital Beats, View Cautious

Jan 24, 2013

Western Digital Could Beat in 2Q

Jan 22, 2013

Seagate's Latest Offering

Jan 09, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	9.90
Sales	12,478
Net Income	1,990
Price/Earnings	5.96
Price/Book	1.69
Price/Cash Flow	5.61
Price/Sales	0.87

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News

Stock Investors Bid Up Shares of Western Digital, Up 1.7% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 17, 2013

Western Digital (WDC) Showing Support Near $58.11 With 1.69% Dividend Yield - Freshbrewedmedia

May 17, 2013

Daily Dividend Report: COH, STT, WDC, KSS, DPS - Marketnewsvideo.Com

May 16, 2013

Western DigitalA? Board Declares Dividend For June Quarter - Pr Newswire

May 16, 2013

A Bullish Market Metric Points to Tech Stocks - YCharts

May 15, 2013

Recent 52-Week High Exceeded in Shares of Western Digital (WDC) - Financial News Netwfork Online - 52-Week High-Lows

May 15, 2013

Seagate Technology has the Lowest P/E Ratio in the Computer Storage & Peripherals Industry (STX, WDC, KTCC) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 15, 2013

Time is Running Out for This Storage Solutions Provider - TheMotleyFool

May 15, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.28
ABR (Last Week)	2.28
# of recs in ABR	18
Average Target Price	55.19
Industry Rank by ABR	170 out of 265
Rank in Industry	1 out of 18

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Day Low - High	59.13 - 60.48
52wk Low - High	28.31 - 60.48
Previous Close	59.05
Avg. Volume	3,329,810
Industry	COMP-STORAGE DEV
Market Cap	14.21 B
Div - Yield	1.00 - 1.69
Beta	1.48
PE (Forward)	7.09
Current Year Est.	8.32
Quarterly Earnings ESP	-0.56%

PE (Forward)	7.09
PEG Ratio	2.80
Current Year Est.	8.32
Current Quarter Estimate	1.79
Most Accurate Estimate	1.78
Earnings ESP	-0.56%
Next Earnings Report Date	07-24-2013
EPS Last Year	9.90
Expected Earnings Growth	2.53%

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Western Digital Corp: (NASD: WDC)

$60.46

1.41 (2.39%)

Volume 2,595,165

May 17 04:00 PM ET

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Sector:Computer and Technology>> Industry:COMP-STORAGE DEV

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