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News Breaks | | | | January 23, 2013 | | 13:19 EDT |  | WDC | Earnings Preview: Western Digital shares higher despite weakening PC market
Western Digital (WDC) is set to report earnings after the market close on Wednesday, January 23, with a conference call scheduled for 6:00 pm ET. Western Digital provides digital content storage solutions, and is primarily engaged in the sale of hard drives for both personal and business use... EXPECTATIONS: Analysts are looking for EPS of $1.82 on revenue of $3.68B, according to First Call. Consensus range for EPS is $1.71-$2.03 on revenue of $3.6B-$3.94B... LAST QUARTER: Western Digital reported Q1 EPS of $2.36 against estimates for $2.30 on revenue of $4B against estimates for $3.98B. On its Q1 earnings call, Western Digital lowered its Q2 adjusted EPS guidance to $1.65-$1.85, numbers lower than then-current estimates for $2.43. The company also guided lower on revenue, seeing $3.55B-$3.7B for Q2 against then-current estimates for $4.13B. On its Q1 call, the company said it is still targeting FY13 adjusted EPS of $10, though it said the PC industry is very weak and global macroeconomic weakness is impacting overall IT spending... STREET RESEARCH: Street research has been mixed on Western Digital since its Q1 earnings report, with shares downgraded to Underperform from Outperform at CLSA the day after its Q1 report. Last week, shares of Western Digital were initiated with a Sector Perform rating at Pacific Crest and downgraded to Hold from Buy at Standpoint Research... PRICE ACTION: Shares of Western Digital have gained more than $11.50, or over 32%, since the first day of trading after its Q1 earnings report. In afternoon trading ahead of its Q4 report, shares of Western Digital are down 0.7%. | |
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| May 21, 2013 | | 09:10 EDT |  | WDC | Western Digital price target raised to $68 from $58 at Lazard Capital
 Subscribe for More Information | | | May 9, 2013 | | 14:55 EDT |  | WDC | FTC approves modified final order on Western Digital purchase
The Federal Trade Commission approved and issued a modified final decision and order settling charges that Western Digital’s (WDC) proposed acquisition of rival Hitachi Global Technologies would have been anticompetitive in the market for hard disk drives used in desktop PCs. The proposed order settling the FTC’s charges, first announced on March 5, 2012, required Western Digital to sell assets used to manufacture and sell desktop computer hard disk drives to Toshiba (TOSBF) to resolve the agency’s competition concerns. The FTC has approved several modifications to the proposed order to incorporate adjustments that Western Digital and Toshiba Corporation, the buyer of the divested assets, made in the transaction documents. The final order provides for the additional time Western Digital required to complete the divestiture in order to obtain the necessary approvals from other relevant competition authorities and also includes revised production and asset transfer schedules, and extended time in which Western Digital will have access to certain employees. The FTC has also approved changes to the Divestiture Agreement and Contract Manufacturing Agreement to reflect the changes to the remedial agreements made by Western Digital and Toshiba Corporation. | | | 09:20 EDT |  | WDC | Western Digital volatility low into Chanos cautious mention
Western Digital overall option implied volatility of 32is below its 26-week average of 35 according to Track Data suggesting decreasing price movement into Jim Chanos cautiously mentioned the shares in a presentation. | | | 09:19 EDT | | WDC | On The Fly: Pre-market Movers
UP AFTER EARNINGS: Tesla (TSLA), up 23.7%... Green Mountain (GMCR), up 14.5%... Groupon (GRPN), up 14.1%... Walter Investment (WAC), up 6.1%... News Corp. (NWSA), up 3.9%... ALSO HIGHER: Barnes & Noble (BKS), up 29.4% after TechCrunch says Microsoft (MSFT) may buy Nook Media assets for $1B... Oil States (OIS), up 4.2% after David Einhorn recommends shares at investor conference... MGM Resorts (MGM), up 1.2% following upgrade to Buy at Sterne Agee. DOWN AFTER EARNINGS: Rackspace (RAX), down 21.6%... Monster Beverage (MNST), down 9.8%... McDermott (MDR), down 8.3%... Activision Blizzard (ATVI), down 7.1%. ALSO LOWER: Seagate (STX), down 3.4%, and Western Digital (WDC), down 2.2% after negative mention of both by Jim Chanos at Sohn conference. | | | May 8, 2013 | | 19:06 EDT | | WDC | On The Fly: After Hours Movers
Subscribe for More Information | | | 16:57 EDT | | WDC | Seagate, Western Digital slip after Jim Chanos presentation at Sohn Conference
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