Insider trade

Officer sold ~$1.83M of WDC shares in the open market

Traded Feb 6, 2026 · Filed Feb 6, 2026

~$1.83M
Reported value · 6,780 sh @ $270.49: 137K
Holds after · shares reported: +63.7%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +10.6%, $282.58 → $462.56 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Western Digital's Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec sold $1.83M 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: Feb 6, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Feb 6, 2026

Officer$1M+

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$1,833,922

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

8 days after results of Jan 29, 2026, 83 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 $282.58 on Feb 6, 2026, within 3% of its 52-week high, after a 59% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $30.54 (Apr 4, 2025) to $290.24 (Feb 3, 2026), 97% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $178.25 on Dec 23, 2025. 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, 10 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