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Western Digital and HP have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day

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Western Digital and HP have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – January 6, 2026 – Zacks Equity Research shares Western Digital Corp…
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  • Top 50% of Zacks Ranked Industries outperforms bottom 50% by factor of more than 2 to 1

    80% confidence
  • Western Digital stock is poised to continue its outperformance with strong fundamentals and technicals

    80% confidence
  • Brokers predict QBTS stock average short-term price target at $38.71, indicating 47.5% increase; highest target $48 suggesting 82.9% upside

    80% confidence
  • PC unit volumes expected to fall in fiscal 2026

    80% confidence
  • Potential investors should give HP stock the cold shoulder or include it as part of short/hedge strategy

    80% confidence
  • D-Wave expected to achieve earnings growth of 73.3% this year

    80% confidence
  • AI-powered storage markets exploding from $30.27 billion in 2025 to projected $187.61 billion by 2035 at 20% CAGR

    80% confidence
  • Full-year 2025 sales expected to be $4.396 billion to $4.400 billion with positive GAAP net income

    80% confidence
  • Brokers increased average short-term price target for PLTR to $192.67 from $180.84; highest target $255 indicating 41% upside

    80% confidence
  • HP has fallen short of earnings estimates in four of the past six quarters with trailing four-quarter average miss of -2.6%

    80% confidence
  • Computer - Storage Devices industry expected to outperform over next 3 to 6 months

    80% confidence
  • Palantir has Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy); D-Wave has Zacks Rank #3 (Hold)

    80% confidence
  • Western Digital has exceeded EPS estimates in each of past 11 quarters with trailing four-quarter average surprise of over 9%

    80% confidence
  • Western Digital is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy)

    80% confidence
  • Palantir expected earnings growth rate for current year is 78.1%

    80% confidence
  • HP is a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell)

    80% confidence
  • Computer - Micro Computers industry expected to underperform market over next 3 to 6 months

    80% confidence
  • HP stock not set to make its way to new highs anytime soon due to deteriorating fundamentals and technicals

    80% confidence
  • Approximately half of a stock's price appreciation is due to its industry grouping

    80% confidence
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