AI darlings Western Digital and Sandisk reported blockbuster results yesterday that showed that demand for data storage is alive and well. So why are earnings down in early trading? Sandisk's first-quarter guidance came in ever so slightly below analyst expectations.
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U. S. stock futures were little changed ahead of Thursday’s opening bell, pointing to another cautious session as investors looked ahead to Friday’s closely watched employment report for fresh clues on the Federal Reserve’s next policy move.
The backdrop remains strong for memory chips and Sandisk, this AlphaSpace stat shows.
Wall Street was predicted to see a mixed open on Thursday, as another batch of technology earnings undermines confidence and apparent progress towards an Iran deal raises fears of yet another false dawn. Dow Jones futures were up 57 points, or 0.1%, with the blue-chip index on course to build...
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises, while tech futures drop as AI stocks Sandisk and Western Digital plunge on earnings.
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SanDisk reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $8.97 billion, but its first-quarter outlook missed Wall Street expectations
Data storage companies tumbled in premarket trading on Thursday after quarterly results from Sandisk and Western Digital failed to sustain momentum in an industry that has become one of Wall Street's hottest bets this year. Shares of Sandisk lost 9.2% to trade at $1,226.04, while Western Digital shed 14.6% and was last changing hands at $443.3. After the closing bell on Wednesday, both Sandisk and Western Digital forecast quarterly revenue that beat estimates compiled by LSEG, but fell short of high market expectations.
Technology shares linked to the artificial intelligence boom came under renewed pressure on Thursday, as another wave of corporate earnings prompted investors to take profits from some of the market’s biggest winners. The weakness spread across Asia before carrying into U.
Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) shares fell in premarket trading on Thursday after the flash memory manufacturer issued first-quarter guidance that failed to meet investors’ elevated expectations, despite another quarter of exceptional growth fuelled by artificial intelligence demand. The company forecast fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue of between $10.
Aug 6 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Dow futures were steady on Thursday after this week's record-breaking rally as investors awaited details on a Middle East peace deal, while Nasdaq futures slipped as
Investing.com - A selloff in Asian technology shares gathered pace on Thursday, following sharp losses in SpaceX and Advanced Micro Devices that renewed skepticism over the sustainability of returns from the AI investment boom.
Chip stocks fell in Asia and the U.S. as investors once again grew nervous about the durability of artificial-intelligence spending, while oil held steady in early European trade.
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Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) reported record fiscal fourth-quarter revenue, gross margin and earnings per share, with results exceeding the high end of its prior outlook as the company cited growing demand for NAND storage tied to AI inference workloads and data-center expansion. Fourth-quarter revenue to
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Asian shares took a breather on Thursday after an AI-driven surge the previous day, while oil prices traded in a tight range as markets assessed prospects
Sandisk shattered Wall Street estimates for its fiscal fourth quarter as relentless hyperscaler demand for AI data storage triggered severe capacity bottlenecks and surging memory chip prices.
The Dow Jones hit a new high thanks to Nvidia, but Google, SpaceX and AMD weighed on the Nasdaq. Sandisk, Western Digital fell late.
Sandisk beat Wall Street's targets for its fiscal fourth quarter, but it disappointed with an in-line outlook. Sandisk stock fell.
The company posted a higher net income of $6.9 billion as the artificial-intelligence buildout continued to fuel demand for data storage.
Wall Street expects Sandisk to continue benefiting from AI infrastructure spend, particularly demand for storage and memory products used in data centers.

Yahoo Finance's Josh Lipton takes a closer look at the top stories for investors to watch on Wednesday, Aug. 5, including ADP's private payrolls data and earnings results from Eli Lilly (LLY), Disney (DIS), and Sandisk (SNDK).
SanDisk shares have rocketed over 400% this year and traders are piling in ahead of a make-or-break earnings report, but the pre-announcement surge may have already priced in the good news.
Citadel’s purchase of the bulk of the stock portfolio of the AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness helped propel its performance last month. Citadel’s flagship Wellington fund, a more diversified vehicle that includes wagers on and against shares alongside credit, commodity, macro and quant positions, gained about 6% in July, while Citadel’s tactical-trading fund gained about 11%, the person said. Citadel snapped up the AI stocks from Situational on July 30, at a discount of greater than 10%, as the San Francisco-based firm was scrambling to raise cash to meet margin calls following a brutal tech selloff, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.
Sandisk has bounced hard off its lows, setting up a limited-risk options trade ahead of earnings.
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