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WDC collects 18 FY EPS upgrades with zero cuts; stock near 52-week high with ~890% YoY gain
- Western Digital received 18 upward FY EPS revisions with zero cuts in 7 days, pushing the consensus to $9.92 — up 9.7% from $9.04 a week ago and 11.3% from 30 days ago; FY EPS growth is now forecast at 101%.
- The stock closed at $480 on May 8, within 0.8% of its 52-week high of $483.87, with public sources citing approximately 890% year-over-year gains and 157% year-to-date gains as of May 8.
- On May 8, Micron and SanDisk both rose 11% in a synchronized storage-sector move, with multiple outlets citing AI data center demand and a "memory supercycle" as the shared narrative driver.
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Conclusion
eps_revisions: 18 up / 0 down (7-day), snapshot 2026-05-09; eps_trend: current $9.921 vs. $9.042 seven days ago (+9.7%), $8.911 thirty days ago (+11.3%); daily_prices: WDC close $480 on 2026-05-08; 52w high $483.87, 52w low $43.88; public sources report WDC YoY gain in the range of 890–947% and YTD gain of 156–176% as of early May 2026; news: "This Glorious Growth Stock Has Surged 170% in 2026" and "Jim Cramer Makes Big Prediction About Western Digital," both pub_date 2026-05-08; synchronized sector move: Micron +11%, SanDisk +11% on 2026-05-08; narrative: AI data center demand and memory supercycle cited across multiple outlets on May 8.