Insider trade

Officer sold ~$863K of WDC shares in the open market

Traded Dec 5, 2025 · Filed Dec 8, 2025

Western DigitalWDC

~$863K
Reported value · 5,121 sh @ $168.54: 127K
Holds after · shares reported: +173.9%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.4%, $168.89 → $462.56 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Western Digital's Chief of Global Operations sold $863K of Western Digital shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Dec 5, 2025
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Dec 8, 2025

Officer$500K–$1M

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$863,093

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

36 days after results of Oct 30, 2025, 55 days before results of Jan 29, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $168.89 on Dec 5, 2025, within 4% of its 52-week high, after a 34% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $30.54 (Apr 4, 2025) to $174.22 (Nov 10, 2025), 96% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $125.72 on Oct 23, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 87 workers was filed in California on January 20, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 46 days after the trade; 1 more notice by the company within 60 days. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred