On September 14, Western Digital fell 5.66% in regular trading, trading at 418.51 USD/share, with turnover of 3.22 billion USD, as the broader storage sector came under heavy selling pressure.
On the news front, two catalysts converged to weigh on the stock. Kioxia CEO Yuo Ota explicitly stated that storage prices have risen high enough and instructed his team not to aggressively raise quotes for data center clients, warning that unchecked price increases could ultimately dampen AI investment appetite and undermine long-term memory market growth. Separately, Western Digital announced it will fully redeem approximately 109.5 million USD of its 3.00% convertible senior notes due 2028, scheduled for November 16 at 100% of principal plus accrued interest. The company expects substantially all holders to convert before the redemption date at a conversion rate of 26.5231 shares per 1,000 USD principal amount.
The dual headwinds triggered a broad storage sector rout, with SanDisk down 7.46%, SK Hynix down over 7%, Micron Technology down over 6%, and Seagate Technology down 6.2%.
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