We estimate that the CEO of WESTERN DIGITAL CORP ($WDC), David V. Goeckeler, received a compensation of $24,931,456 in 2025. This is an increase of 29.04% from an estimated $17,690,772 in 2024.
These estimates are based on a new DEF14A filing, filed with the SEC on October 06, 2025. Note that parsing errors may occur.
You can track $WDC on Quiver Quantitative's $WDC stock dashboard.
$WDC Stock Insider Trading Activity
$WDC Stock insiders have traded $WDC stock on the open market 12 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 12 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WDC stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- VIDYADHARA K GUBBI (Chief of Global Operations) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 20,887 shares for an estimated $1,746,520.
- IRVING TAN (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 20,000 shares for an estimated $1,202,687.
- CYNTHIA L TREGILLIS (Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec) sold 14,067 shares for an estimated $1,051,930
- GENE M. ZAMISKA (SVP & Princ. Acctg Officer) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 8,129 shares for an estimated $577,891.
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$WDC Stock Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $WDC stock 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WDC stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $50,000 on 04/17 and 1 sale worth up to $50,000 on 05/12.
- REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 04/11, 04/10.
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$WDC Stock Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 449 institutional investors add shares of $WDC Stock stock to their portfolio, and 289 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 8,590,509 shares (-43.2%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $549,706,670
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 7,641,491 shares (+41.9%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $488,979,009
- UBS GROUP AG removed 5,662,033 shares (-33.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $362,313,491
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 4,949,136 shares (+16.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $316,695,212
- FMR LLC added 4,719,725 shares (+17.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $302,015,202
- ALYESKA INVESTMENT GROUP, L.P. removed 4,121,461 shares (-81.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $263,732,289
- SOROBAN CAPITAL PARTNERS LP added 2,910,062 shares (+1926.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $186,214,867
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
$WDC Stock Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WDC in the last several months. We have seen 12 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Rosenblatt issued a "Buy" rating on 09/29/2025
- B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 09/24/2025
- Cantor Fitzgerald issued a "Overweight" rating on 09/22/2025
- Benchmark issued a "Buy" rating on 09/16/2025
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 09/11/2025
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 09/08/2025
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 09/03/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $WDC Stock, check out Quiver Quantitative's $WDC forecast page.
$WDC Stock Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WDC recently. We have seen 17 analysts offer price targets for $WDC in the last 6 months, with a median target of $105.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Kevin Cassidy from Rosenblatt set a target price of $125.0 on 09/29/2025
- Erik Woodring from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $171.0 on 09/29/2025
- Wamsi Mohan from B of A Securities set a target price of $141.0 on 09/24/2025
- C.J. Muse from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $160.0 on 09/22/2025
- Vijay Rakesh from Mizuho set a target price of $120.0 on 09/19/2025
- Mark Newman from Bernstein set a target price of $96.0 on 09/16/2025
- Mark Miller from Benchmark set a target price of $115.0 on 09/16/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
