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Sandisk Corporation

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 251% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesConsistent chatter on X (4.8K/wk), no spike
$SNDK·$234B·Computer Hardware·Technology
$1299.30-6.8%YTD+607.9%1Y+800.6%
Price updated 6h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
SNSNDK
$SNDKSandisk Corporation
$1,299.30-6.85%4.8k posts1×
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On X

Top X posts

The complete picture of $SNDK on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

4,792X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $SNDK's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data25 posts analyzed · as of 2026-10-02

X is bullish on the memory supercycle — Sandisk is being quoted as "alone in its class, no ceiling," Seeking Alpha's quant rating is Strong Buy, and $2,000 is the next target holders are naming on a bump into Micron's print. Weekend price action is being read as a tell for a push next week. A heavy parallel conversation about a Solana "Sand Kitten" memecoin paired with the ticker runs alongside without changing the stock view.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $SNDK — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

NAND supercycle is doing exactly what a shortage is supposed to do to a pure-play memory maker's P&L.

SanDisk is the standalone flash memory and SSD business spun out from Western Digital — the pure-play NAND maker riding the tightest data center memory shortage in a decade. The stock has 15x'd in a year as NAND ASPs stayed firm all through 2026.

  • The P&L leverage is extraordinary: operating margin went from 1% to 69% in four quarters, EPS from -$0.16 to $24.43, and the business is now generating $3B of free cash flow per quarter — this is a mechanics story, not a narrative one.
  • Insiders are taking profits aggressively: CEO Goeckeler sold $105M across two September tranches at $1,527 and $1,574, a top-tick-style move that says the people closest to supply/demand think peak NAND is now, not later.
  • Valuation already assumes the cycle holds — 51x trailing earnings and 17x sales for a commodity-memory business, with analyst estimates flipping from $66 EPS in FY26 to $205 in FY27; one quarter of ASP softening and the multiple compresses hard.

The run extends as long as hyperscaler NAND orders stay strong into Q1 and ASPs hold. A Micron commentary on softening pricing, or an Oct 29 guide that doesn't double the current run rate, is what cools the trade.

Agrees with X sentimentX bulls citing the Seeking Alpha Strong Buy and $2,000 target have the mechanics right — Q3 EPS of $24.43 and 69% operating margin are not debatable — but the parallel Solana memecoin pumping SNDK is noise, not signal, and the real risk the posts underweight is $105M of CEO selling into exactly this strength.

What to watch: Oct 29 earnings — EPS vs the $46 estimate (the bar is high), and the Q1 FY27 guide. A guide implying H2 ASP softness is the first real crack in the setup.

On the calendar: 2026-10-29 — Q1 FY27 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes NAND flash storage devices including consumer SSDs, USB drives, and memory cards under the SanDisk brand.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Computer Hardware sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SNDK.

Computer Hardware · Technology

No material change from last week — hyperscaler AI server capex continues to drive the cycle.

What this means for $SNDK

Partial — Makes NAND flash storage devices including consumer SSDs, USB drives, and memory cards under the SanDisk brand.

Top industry ETF

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
51.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
31.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
40.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.9%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
17.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
42.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
56.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$39.25$34.96+12.3%
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$23.41$14.62+60.1%
Q4 2025Jan 29, 2026$6.20$3.62+71.3%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$1.22$0.88+38.2%
Next earningsThu, Oct 29·consensus EPS $46.20

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$6.0B+251.0%78.4%69.1%$24.43$3.0B
Q2 FY26$3.0B+61.2%50.9%35.5%$5.46$980.0M
Q1 FY26$2.3B+22.6%29.8%8.3%$0.76$438.0M
Q4 FY25$1.9B+8.0%26.2%0.9%$-0.16$49.0M

Forward consensus

10-year forecast · up to 16 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$20.0B$19.7B – $20.6B$66.66$63.52 – $72.8215
FY26$20.0B$19.7B – $20.6B$66.82$63.67 – $72.9915
FY27$48.8B$40.6B – $58.9B$206.73$176.22 – $249.8815
FY27$48.9B$45.1B – $51.4B$212.53$193.21 – $233.0016
FY28$56.5B$38.5B – $109.1B$244.86$148.38 – $453.7312
FY28$58.2B$42.4B – $68.6B$260.93$178.81 – $330.5015
FY29$52.1B$40.8B – $63.4B$224.91$135.97 – $313.852
FY29$56.5B$34.5B – $83.3B$261.62$152.01 – $424.959
FY30$11.6B$8.8B – $18.0B$13.54$9.32 – $23.401
FY30$98.8B$77.1B – $124.7B$456.50$326.12 – $611.485

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.52%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-18.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+7.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 144.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today6.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β5.225-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellOct 1Bernard ShekChief Legal Officer and Secty600 sh$1.0MSellSep 17David GoeckelerCEO33.8K sh$53.3MSellSep 15Visoso Luis FelipeCFO1.0K sh$1.6MSellSep 14David GoeckelerCEO33.8K sh$51.7MSellSep 8Bernard ShekChief Legal Officer & Secty2.3K sh$4.1MSellSep 3Alper IlkbaharCTO960 sh$1.5MSellSep 1Bernard ShekChief Legal Officer & Secty600 sh$915KSellAug 3Bernard ShekChief Legal Officer & Secty600 sh$697KSellJul 1Bernard ShekChief Legal Officer & Secty600 sh$1.3MSellJun 3Bernard ShekChief Legal Officer & Secty600 sh$1.0M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeSep 168-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Sandisk Corporation (SNDK) filed an 8-K reporting an officer or director change (Item 5.02) effective September 10, 2026; the excerpt contains only the cover page with no detail on the affected individual or role. Sandisk is a recently standalone flash memory and storage company spun off from Western Digital, making leadership continuity significant for execution during its independent growth phase.

8-KMaterial agreementSep 118-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
AI summary

Sandisk Corporation entered Amendment No. 1 to its existing Loan Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent on September 9, 2026, establishing a new $1.5 billion revolving credit facility that refinanced and replaced the prior revolving commitments in full. Borrowings bear interest at Adjusted Term SOFR or daily SOFR plus 1.375% margin (or base rate plus 0.375%), with a 0.175% per annum commitment fee, both subject to step-ups/step-downs based on Net Leverage Ratio or corporate ratings. This is a routine revolving credit refinancing that maintains Sandisk's existing liquidity runway at comparable terms without adding net new debt.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Micron and Sandisk Have a History of Cyclicality. Is This Time Different?fool.com·9h agoSandisk Just Dipped Below $1400 Which Means a Lot to Certain Investors247wallst.com·15h agoWhy SandiskStock Dropped (Again) on Fridayfool.com·16h agoSK Hynix, SanDisk, and Micron Drop 3% Despite Goldman Sachs Calling China Chip Fears Overdone247wallst.com·18h agoSold-Out Chips, Falling Stocks: Why Wall Street Is Suddenly Nervous About AI's Memory Boombenzinga.com·19h ago

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