Top Growth Stocks to Consider Purchasing on October 27th
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Oct 27 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Ultrapar Participacoes: This Brazilian industrial group has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and a PEG ratio of 2.01, with a 33.3% increase in current year earnings estimates over the last 60 days.
Urban Outfitters: The lifestyle retailer also holds a Zacks Rank #1, with a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a 5.9% increase in current year earnings estimates in the past 60 days.
Western Digital: This data storage company carries a Zacks Rank #1 and has a PEG ratio of 0.97, with a 2.6% increase in current year earnings estimates over the last 60 days.
Investment Insights: The article suggests that lesser-known AI firms may offer more lucrative investment opportunities compared to well-known stocks, and provides a link to download a report on top stock recommendations.
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Analyst Views on WDC
Wall Street analysts forecast WDC stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for WDC is 189.74 USD with a low forecast of 135.00 USD and a high forecast of 250.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
19 Analyst Rating
15 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 278.410
Low
135.00
Averages
189.74
High
250.00
Current: 278.410
Low
135.00
Averages
189.74
High
250.00
About WDC
Western Digital Corporation is a developer, manufacturer and provider of data storage devices and solutions. It delivers hard disk drives (HDD) solutions for everyone from students, gamers, and home offices to enterprises and public clouds. The Company manufactures, markets, and sells data storage devices and solutions in the United States and in foreign countries through its sales personnel, dealers, distributors, retailers, and subsidiaries. Its portfolio of technology and products addresses multiple end markets: Cloud, Client, and Consumer. Cloud is comprised primarily of products for public or private cloud environments and end customers. Through the Client end market, it provides its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and channel customers a range of hard drive solutions across personal computer, mobile, gaming, automotive, virtual reality headsets, at-home entertainment, and industrial spaces. The Consumer end market offers a range of retail and other end-user products.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
Western Digital Stock Hits All-Time High Ahead of Earnings
- Stock Performance: Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ:WDC) surged to an all-time high of $284 on Wednesday, closing at $279.70 with a 10.79% increase, reflecting strong investor optimism ahead of its earnings report.
- Earnings Expectations: The company anticipates revenues of $2.9 billion for Q2 FY2026, with a variance of $100 million, and diluted earnings per share of $1.88, plus or minus $0.15, driven primarily by data center demand.
- Innovation Day Event: On February 3, Western Digital will host an Innovation Day in New York to showcase key innovations aimed at addressing the growing data storage needs in the AI-driven economy, further solidifying its market position.
- Analyst Rating Upgrade: Mizuho raised Western Digital's price target from $240 to $265 while reaffirming an “outperform” rating, indicating strong market confidence in the company's future performance.
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