SMART Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 359 shares of the data storage provider’s stock, valued at approximately $228,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. bought a new position in Sandisk during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $317,000. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sandisk during the third quarter worth $408,000. MAI Capital Management bought a new position in Sandisk during the third quarter worth $181,000. US Bancorp DE acquired a new position in Sandisk in the third quarter valued at $922,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Sandisk during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Sandisk news, CAO Michael Pokorny sold 2,446 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,426.18, for a total value of $3,488,436.28. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 22,375 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,910,777.50. The trade was a 9.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Bernard Shek sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,736.00, for a total value of $1,041,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 32,232 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $55,954,752. This trade represents a 1.83% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 5,625 shares of company stock valued at $8,913,497. 0.21% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Key Stories Impacting Sandisk
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Sandisk to $2,500 from $2,100 and kept a Buy rating, citing tight NAND supply, stronger pricing, and demand that could remain elevated through 2027. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Bernstein also sharply boosted its outlook on Sandisk, with reports highlighting a much higher price target and confidence in the company’s contracts, earnings power, and the durability of the memory supercycle. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to point to Sandisk’s expanding QLC SSD portfolio, AI storage demand, and multi-year supply deals as support for longer-term growth. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Several market commentary pieces noted that Sandisk has already run sharply higher this year, with some investors questioning whether valuations have gotten too stretched after the memory-stock rally. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Sandisk’s recent earnings strength and bullish long-term guidance continue to support the stock, even as the market debates how much upside is already priced in.
- Negative Sentiment: Sandisk fell along with other memory-chip stocks in a broad semiconductor selloff, with investors locking in profits after a strong first half for the sector. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Reports also said a new class-action lawsuit against major memory chipmakers added pressure to the shares, reinforcing concerns about risk in the sector. Article Title
Sandisk Stock Performance
Shares of SNDK stock opened at $2,032.22 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $300.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.64 and a beta of 4.72. Sandisk Corporation has a 52-week low of $40.10 and a 52-week high of $2,354.39. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,618.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $925.59.
Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The data storage provider reported $23.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $14.17 by $9.24. Sandisk had a net margin of 34.19% and a return on equity of 44.06%. The firm had revenue of $5.95 billion for the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.30) EPS. Sandisk’s quarterly revenue was up 251.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Sandisk has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 30.000-33.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Sandisk Corporation will post 64.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
SNDK has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on Sandisk from $2,000.00 to $3,250.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Citigroup raised their target price on Sandisk from $2,025.00 to $2,500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Wedbush boosted their price target on Sandisk from $740.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. KGI Securities initiated coverage on Sandisk in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $992.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Sandisk from $1,825.00 to $2,200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,684.24.
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Sandisk Profile
SanDisk Corporation offers flash storage solutions. The Company designs, develops and manufactures data storage solutions in a range of form factors using flash memory, controller, firmware and software technologies. The Company operates through flash memory storage products segment. Its solutions include a range of solid state drives (SSD), embedded products, removable cards, universal serial bus (USB), drives, wireless media drives, digital media players, and wafers and components. It offers SSDs for client computing applications, which encompass desktop computers, notebook computers, tablets and other computing devices.
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