Morgan Stanley Names Western Digital (WDC) a 2026 Top Pick Amid Cloud Capital Expenditure Boom

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) is one of the best performing S&P 500 stocks in 2025. On December 17, Morgan Stanley raised the firm’s price target on Western Digital to 228from228 from 188 with an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm advised investors to maintain an Overweight position in IT Hardware companies that benefit from cloud capital expenditures and product cycles. Conversely, the firm remains increasingly cautious on manufacturers with high memory exposure due to the margin pressures as ...