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Western Digital jumps ahead of Nvidia earnings report later today

Hard disk drive maker Western Digital is on track for one of its best days of the month Wednesday, on relatively little news.

Traders may be trying to get ahead of any expected share bump related to Nvidia’s earnings extravaganza after the close of trading today.

Western Digital saw its best day — up almost 17% — in almost six years in early January, after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas underscored the surge in demand for memory that AI is producing.

Western Digital executives have previously talked up the fact that some of the company’s products are qualified for use in Nvidia server stacks.

Fellow hard disk drive maker Seagate Technology Holdings is also having one having one of its best days in February.

Western Digital saw its best day — up almost 17% — in almost six years in early January, after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas underscored the surge in demand for memory that AI is producing.

Western Digital executives have previously talked up the fact that some of the company’s products are qualified for use in Nvidia server stacks.

Fellow hard disk drive maker Seagate Technology Holdings is also having one having one of its best days in February.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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