Callan Family Office LLC bought a new position in shares of Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 3,419 shares of the data storage provider’s stock, valued at approximately $7,774,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Sandisk in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Greenline Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Sandisk during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Sandisk during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Sandisk in the first quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sandisk in the second quarter worth approximately $30,000.
Sandisk Price Performance
SNDK stock opened at $1,596.08 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $1,655.56 and its 200-day moving average is $1,220.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $233.70 billion, a PE ratio of 21.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.16 and a beta of 5.20. Sandisk Corporation has a 1 year low of $45.63 and a 1 year high of $2,354.39.
Sandisk declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, August 5th that allows the company to buyback $14.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the data storage provider to reacquire up to 6.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.
Key Sandisk News
Here are the key news stories impacting Sandisk this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Sandisk introduced new SATA and NVMe solid-state drives for high-performance network-attached storage (NAS), targeting prosumers, small businesses and private-cloud users. The expansion could diversify demand beyond hyperscale customers and strengthen its competitive position against Micron and Seagate. Can Sandisk’s NAS Expansion Help It Challenge MU & STX?
- Positive Sentiment: Some analysts and market commentators remain bullish on Sandisk’s long-term earnings potential, arguing that accelerating artificial-intelligence data creation should increase demand for storage. One published view cited a potential $3,000 price target, although such targets are highly dependent on continued memory-market strength. SanDisk Stock Trades at $1,600 with Analysts Eyeing $3,000 Target
- Neutral Sentiment: Technical analysts expect substantial volatility in AI-memory stocks in the coming weeks but remain constructive over the longer term. This supports the bullish thesis while warning investors that sharp swings and options-related risks may continue. Danielle Shay on MU, SNDK & STX Technical Analysis, Options Strategies
- Neutral Sentiment: Sandisk’s latest quarterly results were exceptionally strong, with revenue up 371.6% year over year and earnings exceeding consensus estimates. However, the stock’s very large rally has raised expectations, making future results and guidance increasingly important to valuation.
- Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary argues that Sandisk’s valuation may be pricing in an unusually favorable memory cycle and could underestimate the industry’s historical cyclicality. Any slowdown in pricing, demand or margins could therefore trigger a significant correction. Sandisk: Bulls Are Misjudging Its Valuation And Cyclicality
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are also concerned that increased Chinese competition or supply pressure could undermine Sandisk’s pricing power and disrupt its parabolic rally. The new NAS products were not enough to offset those broader concerns during Friday’s session. SanDisk Stock Has Gone Parabolic. How China Could End the Party
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Sandisk news, EVP Alper Ilkbahar sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,756.58, for a total value of $3,513,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 52,677 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $92,531,364.66. This trade represents a 3.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Bernard Shek sold 600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,162.16, for a total value of $697,296.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 30,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,928,176.40. This represents a 1.90% 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. Insiders sold 3,800 shares of company stock valued at $6,504,856 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Sandisk in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Sandisk from $2,500.00 to $2,100.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays raised shares of Sandisk from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $1,200.00 to $2,300.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Melius Research set a $2,350.00 price objective on shares of Sandisk in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $2,900.00 target price on shares of Sandisk in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,999.27.
Check Out Our Latest Report on SNDK
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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