Cibc World Market Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC – Free Report) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 79,283 shares of the data storage provider’s stock, valued at approximately $50,640,000.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp purchased a new stake in Western Digital in the 2nd quarter worth about $19,694,000. Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd purchased a new stake in Western Digital during the second quarter valued at about $4,535,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in Western Digital during the second quarter worth about $36,151,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd bought a new position in Western Digital during the second quarter worth about $334,210,000. Finally, Polymer Capital Management HK LTD purchased a new position in shares of Western Digital in the second quarter worth about $15,817,000. Institutional investors own 92.51% of the company’s stock.
Western Digital Stock Performance
WDC stock opened at $459.44 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $552.24 and a 200-day moving average of $434.46. Western Digital Corporation has a 12 month low of $74.57 and a 12 month high of $799.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $158.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.98 and a beta of 2.14.
Western Digital Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 8th. Western Digital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 2.48%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, Director Bruce E. Kiddoo sold 750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $528.52, for a total transaction of $396,390.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 3,903 shares in the company, valued at $2,062,813.56. The trade was a 16.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Irving Tan sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $444.97, for a total value of $8,899,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 575,966 shares in the company, valued at $256,287,591.02. This represents a 3.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 24,679 shares of company stock worth $11,451,605 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
WDC has been the topic of several research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of Western Digital from $660.00 to $900.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Western Digital from $500.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $676.00 price objective on shares of Western Digital in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their target price on shares of Western Digital from $900.00 to $800.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on Western Digital from $450.00 to $620.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Western Digital currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $534.56.
Check Out Our Latest Analysis on WDC
Western Digital Company Profile
Western Digital Corporation is a global data storage company that designs, manufactures and sells a broad range of storage devices and systems for personal, enterprise and cloud applications. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company develops hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), NAND flash components and finished storage products used in PCs, external storage, servers, network-attached storage (NAS) and embedded systems.
Its product portfolio spans consumer and commercial markets, including internal and external HDDs and SSDs, removable flash memory products and storage platforms for data center and enterprise environments.
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