Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK – Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-six ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eighteen have assigned a buy recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $1,811.3810.
A number of research analysts have weighed in on SNDK shares. UBS Group set a $1,700.00 price objective on shares of Sandisk in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Sandisk from $1,100.00 to $1,750.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Wedbush boosted their target price on Sandisk from $1,200.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Susquehanna dropped their target price on Sandisk from $3,250.00 to $3,050.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Sandisk from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st.
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Sandisk Stock Performance
Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The data storage provider reported $23.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $14.17 by $9.24. The company had revenue of $5.95 billion during the quarter. Sandisk had a return on equity of 44.06% and a net margin of 34.19%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 251.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.30) earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Sandisk will post 64.52 EPS for the current year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Sandisk news, CAO Michael Pokorny sold 2,446 shares of the 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 sale, the chief accounting officer owned 22,375 shares in the company, valued at $31,910,777.50. This trade represents a 9.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Bernard Shek sold 600 shares of Sandisk stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $2,088.00, for a total value of $1,252,800.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 31,515 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $65,803,320. This trade represents a 1.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 6,225 shares of company stock worth $10,166,297 in the last 90 days. 0.21% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SNDK. State Street Corp bought a new position in Sandisk in the 3rd quarter worth about $491,053,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new position in shares of Sandisk during the third quarter worth approximately $297,293,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Sandisk during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $518,889,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of Sandisk during the third quarter valued at approximately $190,425,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sandisk in the third quarter valued at approximately $163,057,000.
Sandisk News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Sandisk this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure spending remains a major potential growth driver. Analysts point to more than $750 billion in expected 2026 Big Tech capital expenditures, which could support demand for Sandisk’s enterprise storage and memory products. Buy 5 AI Infrastructure Stocks as Big Tech’s Assure Lasting AI Frenzy
- Positive Sentiment: Microsoft’s roughly $190 billion capital-spending commitment and strong AI-related results helped revive optimism about data-center demand. Samsung also reported a sharp increase in chip profit and expects memory shortages to persist into 2028, supporting the broader industry outlook. Why Memory Stocks Are Roaring Back
- Positive Sentiment: Several bullish analyses argue that AI inference and enterprise storage may structurally improve NAND demand. Sandisk has reportedly exceeded earnings and revenue expectations for five consecutive quarters, while analysts have continued raising estimates. Sandisk’s Biggest Opportunity Yet
- Neutral Sentiment: Options traders expect a significant move around the August 5 earnings release. The event could bring a sharp rebound if results and guidance confirm AI demand, but it also creates elevated downside risk if expectations are missed. SanDisk Q4 Earnings Options Outlook
- Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that Chinese competition could intensify another NAND downturn. Some analysts also warn that the AI boom may moderate before 2029, making Sandisk’s elevated valuation and ambitious price targets vulnerable. Sandisk Stock Slides as Chinese Competition Rattles NAND Outlook
- Negative Sentiment: The rapid reversal in memory stocks and recent forced selling have weakened sentiment, with Sandisk’s technical indicators reaching deeply oversold levels. That may attract bargain hunters, but it also highlights how sharply expectations and momentum have deteriorated. Is the Sandisk Stock Crash Over?
Sandisk Company 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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