Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, disk drive specialist Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) has earned a coveted four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Western Digital and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Western Digital facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Irvine, Calif. (1970) |
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Market Cap |
$11.1 billion |
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Industry |
Computer storage and peripherals |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$15.7 billion |
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Management |
CEO Stephen Milligan (since 2012) CFO Wolfgang Nickl (since 2010) |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
21.9% |
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Cash/Debt |
$3.8 billion / $2.1 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.1% |
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Competitors |
EMC Seagate Technology Toshiba |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 1,384 members who have rated Western Digital believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, dreamjob, succinctly summed up the Western Digital bull case for our community:
I actually came across this one on an Earnings Surprise Screen. [Western Digital] handily beat estimates with very strong sales (not just cost cutting). Upon further evaluation, [Western Digital] is generating healthy amounts of cash, sporting a high ROIC, and it looks quite cheap (even at moderate growth projections). I think this has a lot of upside. Let's see where it goes.
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