WDC Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Lam Research has a net margin of 13.86% compared to Western Digital's net margin of 27.22%. Western Digital's return on equity of 11.02% beat Lam Research's return on equity of 51.04%.

Western Digital has a consensus price target of $77.09, signalling upside risk potential of 84.52%. On the other hand Lam Research has an analysts' consensus of $95.42 which suggests that it could grow by 30.08%. Given that Western Digital has higher upside potential than Lam Research, analysts believe Western Digital is more attractive than Lam Research.

Western Digital has a beta of 1.465, which suggesting that the stock is 46.517% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Lam Research has a beta of 1.532, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 53.235%.

Western Digital has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Lam Research offers a yield of 1.21% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share. Western Digital pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Lam Research pays out 26.62% of its earnings as a dividend. Lam Research's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Western Digital quarterly revenues are $4.3B, which are smaller than Lam Research quarterly revenues of $4.4B. Western Digital's net income of $594M is lower than Lam Research's net income of $1.2B. Notably, Western Digital's price-to-earnings ratio is 9.95x while Lam Research's PE ratio is 22.28x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Western Digital is 0.92x versus 5.91x for Lam Research. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Micron Technology has a net margin of 13.86% compared to Western Digital's net margin of 21.47%. Western Digital's return on equity of 11.02% beat Micron Technology's return on equity of 8.71%.

Western Digital has a consensus price target of $77.09, signalling upside risk potential of 84.52%. On the other hand Micron Technology has an analysts' consensus of $130.10 which suggests that it could grow by 46.1%. Given that Western Digital has higher upside potential than Micron Technology, analysts believe Western Digital is more attractive than Micron Technology.

Western Digital has a beta of 1.465, which suggesting that the stock is 46.517% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Micron Technology has a beta of 1.227, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 22.652%.

Western Digital has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Micron Technology offers a yield of 0.52% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share. Western Digital pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Micron Technology pays out 65.94% of its earnings as a dividend. Micron Technology's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Western Digital quarterly revenues are $4.3B, which are smaller than Micron Technology quarterly revenues of $8.7B. Western Digital's net income of $594M is lower than Micron Technology's net income of $1.9B. Notably, Western Digital's price-to-earnings ratio is 9.95x while Micron Technology's PE ratio is 25.66x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Western Digital is 0.92x versus 3.46x for Micron Technology. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

NetApp has a net margin of 13.86% compared to Western Digital's net margin of 18.22%. Western Digital's return on equity of 11.02% beat NetApp's return on equity of 114.71%.

Western Digital has a consensus price target of $77.09, signalling upside risk potential of 84.52%. On the other hand NetApp has an analysts' consensus of $123.88 which suggests that it could grow by 36.25%. Given that Western Digital has higher upside potential than NetApp, analysts believe Western Digital is more attractive than NetApp.

Western Digital has a beta of 1.465, which suggesting that the stock is 46.517% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison NetApp has a beta of 1.241, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 24.074%.

Western Digital has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. NetApp offers a yield of 2.27% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share. Western Digital pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. NetApp pays out 42.19% of its earnings as a dividend. NetApp's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Western Digital quarterly revenues are $4.3B, which are larger than NetApp quarterly revenues of $1.6B. Western Digital's net income of $594M is higher than NetApp's net income of $299M. Notably, Western Digital's price-to-earnings ratio is 9.95x while NetApp's PE ratio is 16.84x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Western Digital is 0.92x versus 2.94x for NetApp. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Sandisk has a net margin of 13.86% compared to Western Digital's net margin of --. Western Digital's return on equity of 11.02% beat Sandisk's return on equity of --.

Western Digital has a consensus price target of $77.09, signalling upside risk potential of 84.52%. On the other hand Sandisk has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could fall by --. Given that Western Digital has higher upside potential than Sandisk, analysts believe Western Digital is more attractive than Sandisk.

Western Digital has a beta of 1.465, which suggesting that the stock is 46.517% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Sandisk has a beta of 0.000, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 100%.

Western Digital has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Sandisk offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Western Digital pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Sandisk pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend.

Western Digital quarterly revenues are $4.3B, which are larger than Sandisk quarterly revenues of --. Western Digital's net income of $594M is higher than Sandisk's net income of --. Notably, Western Digital's price-to-earnings ratio is 9.95x while Sandisk's PE ratio is --. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Western Digital is 0.92x versus -- for Sandisk. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.