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Western Digital Corporation WDC

COMPUTER HARDWARE coverage with price history, portfolio records, theme ratings, and research entries pulled from the IntraAlpha data layer.

Sector: TECHNOLOGYIndustry: COMPUTER HARDWARELatest quarter: 2026-06-30Fundamentals refresh: 2026-08-30
moat Moderate
physical / assets Strong
sw / hw SW 20 : HW 80
Last close $459.45

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Data through 2026-08-28
Observed price path $459.45
Activity +298.1%
$37 $233 $430 $626 $822 OctDecFebAprJunAug 2025-10-10 · BUY equity · relative size +0% 2025-10-24 · BUY equity · relative size +0% 2025-10-31 · BUY equity · relative size +0% 2025-11-03 · BUY equity · relative size +0% 2025-11-04 · BUY equity · relative size +0% 2025-11-06 · BUY equity · relative size +0% 2025-11-14 · BUY equity · relative size +0% 2025-11-17 · BUY equity · relative size +0% 2025-12-01 · BUY equity · relative size +0% 2025-12-02 · BUY equity · relative size +0% 2026-01-02 · BUY equity · relative size +0% 2026-01-07 · BUY equity · relative size +0% 2026-01-08 · BUY equity · relative size +0% 2026-01-09 · BUY equity · relative size +1% 2026-07-09 · SELL equity · relative size +9% 2026-07-15 · SELL equity · relative size +25% 2026-07-15 · SELL equity · relative size +30% 2026-07-15 · SELL equity · relative size +100% 2026-07-16 · SELL equity · relative size +22%
222 daily bars since 2025-10-10 Buy Sell Option 19 visible trade events
Portfolio context Tracked position

Latest snapshot: 2026-07-15T00:00:00. Position gain/loss: —.

19 trade records · 0 option records · 2025-10-10 → 2026-07-16
moat Moderate

Enterprise HDDs are ~7x cheaper than equivalent SSDs, making them the only viable option for exascale AI data center storage. 48% of Nearline exabyte market, 62.83% HDD share (vs. Seagate's 37.17%). Deep patent portfolios in magnetic recording. Adva…

physical / assets Strong

Post flash spin-off (February 2025), focused exclusively on HDD manufacturing in Thailand, Malaysia, and China. Facilities recognized by WEF Global Lighthouse Network. Fully booked through 2026. Capital-intensive, specialized, and difficult to repli…

sw / hw SW 20 : HW 80

Growth. HAMR technology production ramp captures exascale AI data center storage demand where enterprise HDDs remain 7x cheaper per TB than SSDs. Primary assets. HDD manufacturing plants (Thailand, Malaysia, China), HAMR technology patents, 62.83% H…

Research memory 3 coverage entries

Append-only ticker entries from the internal coverage database.

  1. SW 20 : HW 80

    Growth. HAMR technology production ramp captures exascale AI data center storage demand where enterprise HDDs remain 7x cheaper per TB than SSDs. Primary assets. HDD manufacturing plants (Thailand, Malaysia, China), HAMR technolo…

  2. Strong

    Post flash spin-off (February 2025), focused exclusively on HDD manufacturing in Thailand, Malaysia, and China. Facilities recognized by WEF Global Lighthouse Network. Fully booked through 2026. Capital-intensive, specialized, an…

  3. Moderate

    Enterprise HDDs are ~7x cheaper than equivalent SSDs, making them the only viable option for exascale AI data center storage. 48% of Nearline exabyte market, 62.83% HDD share (vs. Seagate's 37.17%). Deep patent portfolios in magn…

Research archive Moat and asset notes
Full portfolio moat / asset analysis

Enterprise HDDs are ~7x cheaper than equivalent SSDs, making them the only viable option for exascale AI data center storage. 48% of Nearline exabyte market, 62.83% HDD share (vs. Seagate's 37.17%). Deep patent portfolios in magnetic recording. Advancing HAMR technology. However, the moat is cyclical (built on artificial supply constraints) and HDD demand i…

Full portfolio moat / asset analysis

Post flash spin-off (February 2025), focused exclusively on HDD manufacturing in Thailand, Malaysia, and China. Facilities recognized by WEF Global Lighthouse Network. Fully booked through 2026. Capital-intensive, specialized, and difficult to replicate quickly.

Coverage feed Latest entries
  1. manual · sw-hw

    Growth. HAMR technology production ramp captures exascale AI data center storage demand where enterprise HDDs remain 7x cheaper per TB than SSDs. Primary assets. HDD manufacturing plants (Thailand, Malaysia, China), HAMR technolo…

  2. manual · physical-assets

    Post flash spin-off (February 2025), focused exclusively on HDD manufacturing in Thailand, Malaysia, and China. Facilities recognized by WEF Global Lighthouse Network. Fully booked through 2026. Capital-intensive, specialized, an…

  3. manual · moat

    Enterprise HDDs are ~7x cheaper than equivalent SSDs, making them the only viable option for exascale AI data center storage. 48% of Nearline exabyte market, 62.83% HDD share (vs. Seagate's 37.17%). Deep patent portfolios in magn…

Trade feed Recent records
Date Action Type Relative size
2026-07-16 SELL Equity +22%
2026-07-15 SELL Equity +100%
2026-07-15 SELL Equity +30%
2026-07-15 SELL Equity +25%
2026-07-09 SELL Equity +9%
2026-01-09 BUY Equity +1%
2026-01-08 BUY Equity +0%
2026-01-07 BUY Equity +0%
2026-01-02 BUY Equity +0%
2025-12-02 BUY Equity +0%
2025-12-01 BUY Equity +0%
2025-11-17 BUY Equity +0%
2025-11-14 BUY Equity +0%
2025-11-06 BUY Equity +0%
2025-11-04 BUY Equity +0%
2025-11-03 BUY Equity +0%
2025-10-31 BUY Equity +0%
2025-10-24 BUY Equity +0%
2025-10-10 BUY Equity +0%

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