Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, disk drive specialist Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Western Digital's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Western Digital facts

Headquarters (Founded)

Lake Forest, Calif. (1970)

Market Cap

$8.77 billion

Industry

Computer storage and peripherals

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$7.55 billion

Management

CEO John Coyne (since 2007)
CFO Timothy Leyden (since 2007)

Return on Capital (Average, Past 3 Years)

31.7%

Cash/Debt

$2.06 billion / $463 million

Competitors

Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX)
EMC (NYSE:EMC)
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

CAPS Members Bullish on WDC Also Bullish on

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO)

CAPS Members Bearish on WDC Also Bearish on

Ford Motor (NYSE:F)
Citigroup (NYSE:C)

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 94% of the 948 members who have rated Western Digital believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include atsfstan and All-Star marc64, who is ranked in the top 3% of our community.

Earlier this year, atsfstan reminded Fools that Western Digital has the perfect drives to succeed: "8 years of consistent growth in revenue and earnings, but most importantly in cash flow. Has established a proprietary position that will be hard for anyone else to overtake."

In a pitch from one month ago, marc64 expands on the stock as a safe way to take part in the digital revolution:

Digital data are increasingly critical, and folks will spend what it takes to keep their expanding digital lives safe and accessible. [In my humble opinion], [Western Digital] sells the best value/quality consumer grade hard drives. They are truly a global company, with market reach into anywhere computers exist, so, the company is a market leader and an exporting hedge against whatever might affect the US dollar.

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