Cantor Fitzgerald Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) Stock

Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDKGet Free Report) had its price target lifted by Cantor Fitzgerald from $800.00 to $1,000.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the data storage provider’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s target price points to a potential upside of 21.01% from the stock’s previous close.

SNDK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Sandisk from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $725.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Wall Street Zen raised Sandisk from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Morgan Stanley set a $690.00 price objective on Sandisk in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Citigroup increased their target price on Sandisk from $750.00 to $875.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $650.00 target price on shares of Sandisk in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $604.00.

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Sandisk Stock Up 5.8%

Shares of SNDK stock traded up $45.46 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $826.36. 6,888,071 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,162,057. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.92 and a current ratio of 3.11. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $640.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $377.95. The company has a market capitalization of $121.97 billion, a P/E ratio of -108.89 and a beta of 5.04. Sandisk has a fifty-two week low of $28.27 and a fifty-two week high of $831.27.

Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDKGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The data storage provider reported $6.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $2.89. The firm had revenue of $3.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.67 billion. Sandisk had a negative net margin of 11.66% and a positive return on equity of 10.11%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 61.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sandisk

In related news, Director Miyuki Suzuki sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $627.53, for a total transaction of $2,196,355.00. Following the sale, the director owned 9,907 shares in the company, valued at $6,216,939.71. This represents a 26.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sandisk

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SNDK. Whittier Trust Co. bought a new stake in shares of Sandisk in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Greenline Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Sandisk during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Sandisk in the third quarter worth $27,000. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in Sandisk in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, CVA Family Office LLC bought a new stake in Sandisk in the third quarter valued at $28,000.

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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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