Western Digital Corp. Stock Advances 5.8%, Outperforms Market

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Shares of Western Digital Corp. rose 5.8% to $486.46 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.2% to 7,445.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.6% to 50,285.66.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Western Digital Corp. closed 7.4% short of its 52-week high of $525.15, which the company achieved on May 11th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Seagate Technology Holdings PLC rose 7.9% to $810.46, NetApp Inc. rose 4.2% to $123.95, and Western Digital Corp. rose 5.84% to $486.46.

Trading volume totaled 5.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 8.1 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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May 21, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)

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