Insider trade

Officer sold ~$1.94M of WDC shares in the open market

Traded Mar 4, 2026 · Filed Mar 6, 2026

Western DigitalWDC

~$1.94M
Reported value · 7,175 sh @ $270.6172: 108K
Holds after · shares reported: +77.0%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.5%, $261.30 → $462.56 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Western Digital's Chief of Global Operations sold $1.94M 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: Mar 4, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Mar 6, 2026

Officer$1M+

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$1,941,678

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

34 days after results of Jan 29, 2026, 57 days before results of Apr 30, 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 $261.30 on Mar 4, 2026, 756% above its 52-week low and 12% below its high, after a 17% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $30.54 (Apr 4, 2025) to $296.56 (Feb 18, 2026), 87% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $222.97 on Jan 20, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 47 workers was filed in California on January 27, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 36 days before 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