Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK – Free Report) by 4,285.3% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,491 shares of the data storage provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,457 shares during the period. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Sandisk were worth $947,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Sandisk by 20.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,281,522 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $1,253,728,000 after buying an additional 904,933 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Sandisk by 44.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,655,860 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $866,310,000 after buying an additional 1,133,276 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in shares of Sandisk by 31.3% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,478,002 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $825,608,000 after acquiring an additional 828,332 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of Sandisk by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,970,361 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $705,105,000 after acquiring an additional 199,545 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Sandisk during the 4th quarter worth approximately $518,889,000.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director Necip Sayiner sold 579 shares of Sandisk stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,503.11, for a total value of $870,300.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,359,019. This trade represents a 16.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Michael Pokorny sold 2,446 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 22,375 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,910,777.50. This represents a 9.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 5,625 shares of company stock worth $8,913,497 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.
Key Sandisk News
- 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 Down 10.6%
Shares of SNDK stock opened at $2,032.22 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $1,618.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $925.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $300.95 billion, a PE 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.
Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The data storage provider reported $23.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $14.17 by $9.24. The business had revenue of $5.95 billion for the quarter. Sandisk had a return on equity of 44.06% and a net margin of 34.19%.The firm’s revenue was up 251.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.30) EPS. Sandisk has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 30.000-33.000 EPS. Analysts expect that Sandisk Corporation will post 64.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. KGI Securities started coverage on Sandisk in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $992.00 target price on the stock. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $1,470.00 price target on shares of Sandisk in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,400.00 price objective on shares of Sandisk in a report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings lowered Sandisk from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Susquehanna raised their target price on Sandisk from $2,000.00 to $3,250.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,684.24.
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About Sandisk
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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