Western Digital (WDC) Gets a Buy Rating from Wells Fargo


In a report released yesterday, Aaron Rakers from Wells Fargo maintained a Buy rating on Western Digital (WDC). The company’s shares closed last Monday at $31.34, close to its 52-week low of $27.40.

According to TipRanks.com, Rakers is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 12.7% and a 58.4% success rate. Rakers covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Applied Materials, Seagate Tech, and Broadcom.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Western Digital with a $79.82 average price target, implying a 173.4% upside from current levels. In a report issued on March 16, Citigroup also reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $60.00 price target.

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The company has a one-year high of $72.00 and a one-year low of $27.40. Currently, Western Digital has an average volume of 5.39M.

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Western Digital Corp. engages in the development, manufacture, market and sale of data storage devices and solutions. It operates through the following product categories: client devices, data center devices and solutions, and client solutions.

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