Western Digital Corporation (WDC) — the peer cohort

As of 2026-10-09 — scores re-bake nightly. Cohort = shared Closelooknet index membership first, then sector. Diary readings, not advice.

Western Digital Corporation ranks 12 of 16 in its cohort on the Closelooknet composite (60/100) — the cohort is led by Micron Technology Inc at 75/100.

Name	Composite	Momentum	Quality	Valuation	Signal	Off 52w high
WDC Western Digital Corporation	60	44	83	41	bear	50.8%
MU Micron Technology Inc	75	81	95	60	info	17.5%
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	71	75	87	65	watch	6%
SNDK Sandisk Corp	70	62	94	48	bear	31.6%
000660.KS SK Hynix Inc	69	37	94	73	neutral	43.7%
005930.KS Samsung Electronics Co Ltd	68	51	73	77	neutral	30%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation	66	78	94	34	info	5.3%
APH Amphenol Corporation	65	80	72	33	info	5.1%
ASML ASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares	64	71	84	20	watch	11.5%
DELL Dell Technologies Inc	64	98	53	43	neutral	3.8%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc	63	89	51	20	watch	5.7%
CRDO Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd	61	59	82	12	watch	31.4%
ASM.AS ASM International NV	60	53	74	26	watch	17.8%
0992.HK Lenovo Group	57	89	39	35	bull	13.3%
2382.TW Quanta Computer Inc	52	41	40	63	bull	25.7%
P Everpure, Inc.	51	98	45	13	watch	4.1%

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 2026-10-09

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), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Sandisk Corp (SNDK), SK Hynix Inc (000660.KS), Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Amphenol Corporation (APH), ASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares (ASML) and others.

How does WDC score against its peers?

Western Digital Corporation's composite reads 60/100, ranking 12 of 16 in its cohort as of 2026-10-09; the cohort's highest composite is Micron Technology Inc at 75/100. Closelooknet scores are research diary readings, not ratings or advice.

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where WDC appears in the diary — 22 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

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%
Memory — Samsung and SK Hynix drop 4% as Seoul reopens, storage follows; Nasdaq futures slipMorning 10 · 28 Sept 2026In New York on Friday the storage names had still risen - Western Digital +1.44%, Seagate +1.20%, SanDisk +1.38% - so they meet this morning's selling only at today's open.

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