Hollencrest Capital Management lifted its position in shares of Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK – Free Report) by 68.6% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,420 shares of the data storage provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 985 shares during the quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management’s holdings in Sandisk were worth $1,538,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Sandisk by 12.0% in the first quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 121 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL boosted its stake in Sandisk by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 5,287 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $1,255,000 after buying an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Sandisk by 20.2% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 220 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. bought a new stake in Sandisk in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Finally, Composition Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Sandisk by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Composition Wealth LLC now owns 10,299 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $2,445,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter.
Sandisk Stock Performance
Sandisk stock opened at $1,354.38 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $1,746.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,048.16. The firm has a market cap of $200.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.08 and a beta of 4.74. Sandisk Corporation has a 52 week low of $40.10 and a 52 week high of $2,354.39.
Key Stories Impacting Sandisk
Here are the key news stories impacting Sandisk this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Despite the pullback, several recent pieces remain constructive on Sandisk’s long-term setup, pointing to strong demand from AI infrastructure and tighter memory supply conditions that could support revenue and margins. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Sandisk’s valuation has come down sharply from recent highs, with some investors and analysts arguing the selloff may have made the stock more attractive relative to its growth outlook. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Sandisk also announced progress on its Fab2 project with Kioxia and said BiCS10 sampling has begun, a development that supports its product roadmap but is not an immediate earnings catalyst. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Technical damage has intensified after the stock broke key support levels, with chart watchers citing a sharp drop from recent peaks and warning that momentum has turned decisively lower ahead of the next earnings report. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Sector-wide weakness, including concerns about Chinese competition and a broad AI-chip rotation, has added to the selloff in memory stocks such as Sandisk. Article Title
Insider Activity at Sandisk
In other news, insider Bernard Shek sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,088.00, for a total transaction of $1,252,800.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 31,515 shares in the company, valued at approximately $65,803,320. This represents a 1.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Necip Sayiner sold 579 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,503.11, for a total transaction of $870,300.69. Following the sale, the director directly owned 2,900 shares in the company, valued at $4,359,019. This trade represents a 16.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 6,225 shares of company stock worth $10,166,297 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
SNDK has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Melius Research set a $2,350.00 target price on shares of Sandisk in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Barclays upgraded shares of Sandisk from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $1,200.00 to $2,300.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on Sandisk from $1,700.00 to $3,000.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Mizuho upped their price objective on Sandisk from $1,825.00 to $2,200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Sandisk from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,803.29.
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Sandisk Company Profile
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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