Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO bought a new position in Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK – Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 364 shares of the data storage provider’s stock, valued at approximately $231,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Whittier Trust Co. purchased a new stake in Sandisk in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Greenline Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Sandisk during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Sandisk during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sandisk during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Sandisk by 51.8% during the 4th quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC now owns 126 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of Sandisk from $2,000.00 to $3,250.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Sandisk from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Sandisk from $1,825.00 to $2,200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Melius Research set a $2,350.00 target price on shares of Sandisk in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Sandisk from $975.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,580.67.
Sandisk News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Sandisk this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Apple CEO Tim Cook’s comments about a severe memory shortage and unavoidable price hikes have strengthened the bullish case for memory-chip makers, reinforcing pricing power for SanDisk and helping lift the stock. Why Is SanDisk Stock Surging On Thursday?
- Positive Sentiment: New coverage said SanDisk may have more upside than Micron because AI-driven memory demand, strong pricing power, and rising data-center sales are still fueling growth momentum. Micron Gets the Headlines, But Sandisk Could Offer More Upside
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to highlight SanDisk’s AI opportunity, with fresh commentary pointing to stronger earnings potential, estimate revisions, and long-term demand tied to AI infrastructure. Wall Street Sees More Upside for SanDisk Corporation (SNDK)’s AI Opportunity
- Neutral Sentiment: Articles focusing on SanDisk’s open-source SPRandom technology and faster SSD qualification suggest the company is trying to remove data-center bottlenecks, which could support adoption but is more of a long-term operational improvement than an immediate catalyst. How SanDisk (SNDK) Is Tackling AI Storage Bottlenecks With Faster SSD Qualification
- Negative Sentiment: Despite the rally, one market note warned that SanDisk may be overextended, with a price target implying downside after its extraordinary year-to-date gain, which could encourage profit-taking. Up 700% YTD, How High Can SanDisk Rally?
- Negative Sentiment: Commentary about an RSI near record levels and broader AI bubble fears suggests some traders are becoming wary that SanDisk’s valuation has run too far too fast. SanDisk RSI Hits Record 99, Fueling AI Bubble Fears Across Markets
Insider Activity
In related news, CAO Michael Pokorny sold 2,446 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,426.18, for a total transaction of $3,488,436.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 22,375 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $31,910,777.50. This trade represents a 9.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Bernard Shek sold 600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,736.00, for a total transaction of $1,041,600.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 32,232 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $55,954,752. This trade represents a 1.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 5,625 shares of company stock worth $8,913,497. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.
Sandisk Price Performance
SNDK opened at $2,184.75 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $1,424.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $818.73. The firm has a market cap of $323.54 billion, a PE ratio of 75.94 and a beta of 4.88. Sandisk Corporation has a 1 year low of $40.10 and a 1 year high of $2,191.69.
Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The data storage provider reported $23.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $14.17 by $9.24. The company had revenue of $5.95 billion for the quarter. Sandisk had a net margin of 34.19% and a return on equity of 44.06%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 251.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.30) EPS. Sandisk has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 30.000-33.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Sandisk Corporation will post 64.01 EPS for the current 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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