Valued at a market cap of $146.1 billion, Sandisk Corporation (SNDK) develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions. The Milpitas, California-based company is expected to announce its fiscal Q3 earnings for 2026 after the market closes on Thursday, Apr. 30.
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Ahead of this event, analysts expect this tech company to report a profit of $13.40 per share, up 2,333.3% from a loss of $0.60 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has topped Wall Street's bottom-line estimates in three of the last four quarters, while missing on another occasion. In Q2, SNDK's EPS of $5.83 outpaced the consensus expectations by a notable margin of 76.1%.
For the current fiscal year, ending in June, analysts expect SNDK to report earnings of $39.01 per share, up 2,091.6% from $1.78 per share in fiscal 2025. Its EPS is expected to further grow 129.2% year-over-year to $89.39 in fiscal 2027.
SNDK has skyrocketed 2,965.7% over the past 52 weeks, significantly outpacing both the S&P 500 Index's ($SPX) 30.6% return and the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF's (XLK) 56% uptick over the same time period.
On Mar. 26, SNDK declined 11% as investors reacted to the company's $1 billion strategic investment in Taiwan's Nanya Technology. While the deal secures a critical 3.9% equity stake and a long-term DRAM supply agreement for AI infrastructure, shareholders were wary of the heavy capital expenditure and potential dilution. The sell-off was further intensified by broader market anxiety after Google unveiled a memory-saving algorithm that threatened future hardware demand.
Wall Street analysts are highly optimistic about SNDK's stock, with a "Strong Buy" rating overall. Among 21 analysts covering the stock, 16 recommend "Strong Buy," one indicates a "Moderate Buy," and four suggest "Hold." While the company is trading above its mean price target of $916.47, its Street-high price target of $1,800 indicates an 81.8% potential upside from the current levels.
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