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Bernstein says Toshiba comments misunderstood, buy Seagate and Western Digital
Bernstein believes Toshiba's comments yesterday to double hard disk drive capacity were misunderstood. Toshiba's press release actually said that it is aiming to nearly double production capacity by fiscal 2027, which ends March 2028, the analyst tells investors in a research note. If Toshiba doubles exabyte output while Western Digital (WDC) and Seagate (STX) each grow exabyte by 25%, in line with their long-term plans, the resulting Toshiba exabyte share would increase from 11.2% to 16.8%, says Bernstein. The firm adds, "Although significant, a 5.6% increase in market share isn't that alarming and nowhere near the 30% market share reported in the press today." As such, Bernstein views yesterday's news as a "storm in a teacup" and would look to buy shares of Seagate and Western Digital on the selloff. It reiterates Outperform ratings on both names.
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