Western Digital Falls as Sector Weakness and Insider Selling Weigh on Shares

Western Digital (WDC) is down 3.3% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The drop appears tied mainly to broader weakness in storage and memory-related stocks, with no obvious new company-specific negative announcement surfacing today. Recent insider selling likely added some pressure to sentiment, especially as investors continue to trim high-flying AI infrastructure names after a strong run.

Details:

A Form 4 filed on September 2 showed director Stephanie A. Streeter sold 5,600 Western Digital shares across August 31 and September 1 for about $2.52 million.

Western Digital’s recent SEC filings page also lists late-August Form 144 activity, which signals planned insider stock sales and can sometimes weigh on short-term trading sentiment.

No fresh adverse operating update or earnings warning was easy to identify from the company’s recent investor materials, which points more toward market-driven selling than a new business setback.

Recent trading commentary around the group has highlighted continued pressure across storage and memory names, suggesting profit-taking and sector rotation were likely part of today’s move.

Sources:

SEC, Western Digital, Investing.com

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$WDC Insider Trading Activity

$WDC insiders have traded $WDC stock on the open market 109 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 109 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WDC stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

IRVING TAN (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 16 sales selling 40,000 shares for an estimated $17,136,193.
VIDYADHARA K GUBBI (Chief of Global Operations) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 15,667 shares for an estimated $5,622,999.
MARTIN I COLE has made 0 purchases and 76 sales selling 8,000 shares for an estimated $3,859,881.
STEPHANIE A STREETER has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 5,600 shares for an estimated $2,519,280.
CYNTHIA L TREGILLIS (Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec) has made 0 purchases and 10 sales selling 4,633 shares for an estimated $2,228,755.
BRUCE E KIDDOO sold 750 shares for an estimated $396,390

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$WDC Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 1,108 institutional investors add shares of $WDC stock to their portfolio, and 753 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 17,007,789 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $10,863,214,990
INVESCO LTD. added 8,904,877 shares (+161.0%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $5,687,723,037
FMR LLC removed 5,639,773 shares (-17.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $3,602,235,810
WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 4,929,689 shares (-75.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $3,148,690,958
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS added 4,718,173 shares (+39.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $3,013,591,458
D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. removed 3,799,531 shares (-66.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $2,426,836,440
UBS GROUP AG removed 2,923,969 shares (-69.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $1,867,597,479

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$WDC Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $WDC stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WDC stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

SENATOR ALAN ARMSTRONG purchased up to $15,000 on 03/27.

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$WDC Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WDC in the last several months. We have seen 1 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 05/01/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $WDC, check out Quiver Quantitative's $WDC forecast page.

$WDC Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WDC recently. We have seen 14 analysts offer price targets for $WDC in the last 6 months, with a median target of $597.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Mehdi Hosseini from Susquehanna set a target price of $500.0 on 07/08/2026
Wamsi Mohan from B of A Securities set a target price of $732.0 on 07/01/2026
C.J. Muse from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $900.0 on 06/29/2026
Erik Woodring from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $650.0 on 06/15/2026
Harlan Sur from JP Morgan set a target price of $650.0 on 06/12/2026
Vijay Rakesh from Mizuho set a target price of $685.0 on 06/08/2026
Asiya Merchant from Citigroup set a target price of $685.0 on 06/02/2026

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