Western Digital Corporation (WDC) — the peer cohort

As of 2026-10-30 — scores re-bake nightly. Cohort = shared Closelooknet index membership first, then sector. Diary readings, not advice.

Western Digital Corporation ranks 14 of 16 in its cohort on the Closelooknet composite (58/100) — the cohort is led by Micron Technology Inc at 77/100.

Name	Composite	Momentum	Quality	Valuation	Signal	Off 52w high
WDC Western Digital Corporation	58	30	86	50	bear	54.2%
MU Micron Technology Inc	77	81	95	68	info	29.5%
SNDK Sandisk Corp	72	68	94	55	info	51.1%
000660.KS SK Hynix Inc	71	42	94	81	bear	52.5%
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	71	72	88	67	info	16.7%
005930.KS Samsung Electronics Co Ltd	69	53	74	81	bear	39.9%
3017.TW Asia Vital Components Co Ltd	67	80	74	26	bull	16.4%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation	65	63	94	41	info	15.9%
ASML ASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares	64	59	87	25	info	21.7%
TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated	63	76	84	29	watch	9.9%
APH Amphenol Corporation	62	67	72	34	watch	11.8%
3653.TW Jentech Precision Industrial Co Ltd	62	86	73	9	bull	15.1%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc	60	76	53	17	bear	23.3%
DELL Dell Technologies Inc	60	73	55	49	bear	28.8%
3324.TWO Auras Technology Co Ltd	55	78	53	38	bear	24%
2382.TW Quanta Computer Inc	55	54	42	64	bear	27.4%

Scores are relative readings across the Closelooknet coverage universe — methodology in the company-scoring explainer. Signal lights come from the nightly signal board.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-30

Quick answers

Who are Western Digital Corporation's peers in the Closelooknet universe?

The cohort is drawn from shared Closelooknet index membership first, then sector: Micron Technology Inc (MU), Sandisk Corp (SNDK), SK Hynix Inc (000660.KS), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), Asia Vital Components Co Ltd (3017.TW), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), ASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares (ASML) and others, as of 2026-10-30.

How does WDC score against its peers?

Western Digital Corporation's composite reads 58/100, ranking 14 of 16 in its cohort as of 2026-10-30; the cohort's highest composite is Micron Technology Inc at 77/100. Closelooknet scores are research diary readings, not ratings or advice.

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where WDC appears in the diary — 23 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

Market Structure — Structural Awareness in an Asynchronous MarketReport · 17 Mar 2026Pure Price Action Dual-Layer Signals No News / No Sentiment Layer 2 Bespoke Indices Turn Movement into Meaning Functional Regrouping The standard "Semiconductor" bucket (GICS) throws ON, IFX, VRT, AMKR, TER, MU, WDC into one container.

101 and glossary

Strategic Authority Investment: Reading the Jensen Huang Roadmap101Forward watchlist: LITE, COHR, FN (optical), MU (memory), VRT, GEV (power), PSTG, NTAP, WDC (storage).

Dailies

Chips — the open follows Seoul, then turns: chip index from −2.4% to +0.7%; small caps +1.6%Midday 10 · 20 Oct 2026At midday the US memory and storage names agree: Western Digital +2.4% to 360.58, Seagate +2.2% to 675.25, Micron +0.9%, SanDisk +0.8%.
Fed — minutes point to another rate hike by year-end; Samsung earns a record $80 billion in one quarterMorning 10 · 8 Oct 2026The hard-drive makers did not join: Seagate +0.2%, Western Digital −1.4% after Tuesday's drops on Toshiba's plan to double its hard-drive capacity.
Oil — Brent +3.4% to $103.64, energy the only strong sector; chips and power generators sold, PepsiCo +1.1%Midday 10 · 8 Oct 2026Memory and storage give back: SanDisk −2.7%, Seagate −2.7%, Micron −1.4% to $1,072.72, Western Digital −1.3%
Stocks — broadly lower after the records: Russell 2000 −1.4%, power and cooling names sold, Penguin +15.3%Midday 10 · 7 Oct 2026Memory bounces: Micron +2.8% to $1,074.86, SanDisk +3.1%; Seagate −0.2%, Western Digital −1.4%
Storage — Seagate −9.2%, Western Digital −6.9% on a record day for the S&P 500 and the NasdaqMorning 10 · 7 Oct 2026Hard drives were sold: Seagate −9.2%, Western Digital −6.9%, after reports that Toshiba plans to double its hard-drive capacity.
Storage — Western Digital Sold the Day Before a 10% Drop, SanDisk DoubledDaily Pulse · 3 Oct 2026On Thursday AI Build-Out sold its whole Western Digital line, 20.01 shares at 445.29, for 8,910.77 dollars and a gain of 3,280.99.
AI comeback — Accenture +18%, Synopsys +8%, optics +9% while all three US indices slipMidday 10 · 1 Oct 2026
Bonds — TLT breaks 78 even after soft inflation; 30-year at 5.64%, software jumps, Jabil −7.7% on a beatMidday 10 · 30 Sept 2026Micron $1,069.34 (+0.40%) ahead of tonight's results; chip fund SOXX −0.25%, ASML −1.10%, Arm −2.57%; Western Digital +1.30%

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