Simplicity Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 477 shares of the data storage provider’s stock, valued at approximately $303,000.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of SNDK. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Sandisk by 20.7% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,281,522 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $1,253,728,000 after acquiring an additional 904,933 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Sandisk by 44.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,655,860 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $866,310,000 after purchasing an additional 1,133,276 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of Sandisk by 31.3% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,478,002 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $825,608,000 after purchasing an additional 828,332 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of Sandisk by 7.2% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,970,361 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $705,105,000 after purchasing an additional 199,545 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Sandisk during the fourth quarter worth $518,889,000.
Insider Transactions at Sandisk
In other Sandisk news, Director Necip Sayiner sold 579 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,503.11, for a total value of $870,300.69. Following the sale, the director owned 2,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,359,019. The trade was a 16.64% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Michael Pokorny sold 2,446 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,426.18, for a total value of $3,488,436.28. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 22,375 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,910,777.50. This trade represents a 9.85% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 6,225 shares of company stock worth $10,166,297. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Sandisk News Roundup
- Positive Sentiment: Wedbush and Evercore both turned more bullish on SanDisk (SNDK), with price targets lifted sharply ahead of the August 5 earnings report; analysts cited strong memory pricing, robust AI demand, and upside to revenue and earnings. Article: Wedbush Pounds the Table—Buy Sandisk Before August 5 Earnings
- Positive Sentiment: Several reports said memory stocks, including SanDisk, look attractive after the recent selloff because AI-driven demand remains strong and valuations have improved. Article: Why You Must Buy These 4 Memory Stocks After the Recent Sell-Off
- Positive Sentiment: SNDK was added to a Zacks Rank #1 momentum list and highlighted as a “buy the dip” name, reinforcing the idea that some investors see the pullback as a buying opportunity. Article: Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for July 13th
- Positive Sentiment: Commentary around AI inference and the storage market suggested SanDisk could remain a beneficiary of the AI memory supercycle, which supports the longer-term bullish narrative. Article: Sandisk: How It Wins From The AI Inference Trend
- Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary focused on whether the recent AI memory boom has more room to run, but these pieces were mainly discussion-oriented rather than new company-specific catalysts. Article: Price Prediction: From $40 to $2,000 in a Year. Where is SanDisk Headed Now?
- Negative Sentiment: SanDisk fell with other memory and semiconductor names after SK Hynix issued a weaker outlook, triggering worries that the AI memory trade may be cooling and pressuring the whole group. Article: Micron, SanDisk, Western Digital Fall 6% as SK Hynix’s Weak Outlook Rattles Memory Stocks
- Negative Sentiment: Broader market weakness and risk-off trading, including renewed geopolitical tension and tech-sector selling, added to the downward pressure on SNDK. Article: Why Is Sandisk Stock Falling Monday?
- Negative Sentiment: Some headlines noted that SanDisk has dropped sharply over the past two weeks, suggesting traders are taking profits after an enormous year-to-date rally. Article: SanDisk drops 20% in two weeks: What’s next for the stock?
Analyst Ratings Changes
SNDK has been the topic of several analyst reports. Evercore set a $3,100.00 target price on Sandisk in a research note on Monday. Arete Research upgraded Sandisk from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. UBS Group set a $1,700.00 price target on Sandisk in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Melius Research set a $2,350.00 price target on shares of Sandisk in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Barclays raised shares of Sandisk from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $1,200.00 to $2,300.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Sandisk currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,803.29.
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Sandisk Price Performance
SNDK opened at $1,757.82 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $1,744.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1,022.55. Sandisk Corporation has a 1 year low of $40.10 and a 1 year high of $2,354.39. The company has a market capitalization of $260.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.10 and a beta of 4.74.
Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The data storage provider reported $23.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $14.17 by $9.24. The company had revenue of $5.95 billion for the quarter. Sandisk had a return on equity of 44.06% and a net margin of 34.19%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 251.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.30) earnings per share. Sandisk has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 30.000-33.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Sandisk Corporation will post 64.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About Sandisk
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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